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Caroline Aherne

The Mrs Merton Show 1995

Comedy/ Talk/

Type - Talk Show

Status - Ended

Overview

The Mrs Merton Show is a mock chat show starring Caroline Aherne as the elderly host Mrs Merton. It ran from 10 February 1995 to 2 April 1998 and was produced by Granada Television and aired on the BBC. The writers included Aherne, Craig Cash, Dave Gorman and Henry Normal. Prior to TV success, Aherne's Mrs Merton character appeared on Frank Sidebottom's album "5/9/88", then made her TV debut on the 1991 Channel 4 gameshow Remote Control, hosted by Anthony H Wilson. The chat show was followed up by a sitcom, Mrs Merton and Malcolm, based on Mrs Merton and her son Malcolm, who was played by Craig Cash.

4 Seasons | 30 Episodes
Specials | 1993

Season 0 of The Mrs Merton Show premiered on Dec 05,1993


Season 1 | 1995

Season 1 of The Mrs Merton Show premiered on Feb 10,1995


Season 2 | 1995

Season 2 of The Mrs Merton Show premiered on Nov 12,1995


Season 3 | 1997

Season 3 of The Mrs Merton Show premiered on Feb 14,1997


Season 4 | 1998

Season 4 of The Mrs Merton Show premiered on Feb 26,1998