The Mrs Merton Show

The story

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.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1995 · 7 episodes Season details＋

Feb. 10, 1995

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Season 2 Season 2 1995 · 8 episodes Season details＋

Nov. 12, 1995

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Season 3 Season 3 1997 · 9 episodes Season details＋

Feb. 14, 1997

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Season 4 Season 4 1998 · 6 episodes Season details＋

Feb. 26, 1998

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Special episodes

Specials 1993 · 4 episodes Season details＋

Dec. 5, 1993

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Cast

C Caroline AherneMrs. Merton J Jeremy ClarksonSelf C Carol VordermanSelf J Joanna LumleySelf S Sacha DistelSelf M Michael WinnerSelf T Teresa GormanSelf J Jonathan RossSelf J Jeff BanksSelf B Boy GeorgeSelf V Vinnie JonesSelf K Keith ChegwinSelf

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I Ian BothamSelf M Martin ClunesSelf P Patrick DuffySelf T Tony CurtisSelf B Bo DerekSelf E Engelbert HumperdinckSelf J Jo BrandSelf L Lorraine KellySelf C Chris EubankSelf G Germaine GreerSelf D Declan DonnellySelf A Anthony McPartlinSelf B Barbara WindsorSelf K Keith Floyd M Melinda Messenger K Kriss AkabusiSelf D Debbie McGeeSelf S Steve CooganSelf D Dale WintonSelf M Mary WhitehouseSelf