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The Mrs Merton Show(TV show/series, 1995-1998)

30min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Talk-Show

Talk show in 5 seasons with 36 episodes

The Mrs Merton ShowRating: 3.1/5 (with 3 votes)
The Mrs Merton Show is a mock talk show starring Caroline Aherne, also credited as Caroline Hook, as the elderly host Mrs Dorothy Merton. Originally portraying 'Mrs. Murton' in a pilot for Yorkshire TV which was not picked up, Caroline Aherne retooled the character, making her older, and recorded a second pilot in 1993 for Granada Television, who commissioned the series. Running from 10 February 1995 to 2 April 1998, it was produced by Granada and aired on the BBC. The writers included Aherne, Craig Cash, Henry Normal and, for the first few series, Dave Gorman. Prior to television success, Aherne's Mrs Merton character appeared on Frank Sidebottom's album 5/9/88 and on Aherne's KFM Radio show in Stockport. After that she made a few appearances on local television in the north west including Granada's Saturday morning show Express! and on the Yorkshire Television series, Frank’s Fantastic Shed Show. On the former show, presented by I Am Kloot's John 'Johnny Dangerously' Bramwell and Sumy Kuraishe, she was the regular celebrity interviewer and interviewed guests from a number of random locati... ()
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About The Mrs Merton Show

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.

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Debbie McGee on Mrs Merton(Clip, 1:12)

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The Mrs Merton Show Seasons and Episodes

02/06/1998Season 5 - 6 episodes
#1 | 02/06/1998Keith Floyd, Melinda Messenger
#2 | 03/05/1998Shane Richie, Wayne Sleep
#3 | 03/12/1998Lisa Stansfield, Gary Bushell
#4 | 03/19/1998Richard Wilson, Bernard Manning
#5 | 03/26/1998Barry McGuigan, Nigel Kennedy
#6 | 04/02/1998Richard Whiteley, Jimmy Tarbuck
02/26/1998Season 4 - 6 episodes
02/14/1997Season 3 - 9 episodes
11/12/1995Season 2 - 8 episodes
02/10/1995Season 1 - 7 episodes
12/05/1993Specials - 4 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Ukrainian (UK)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 02/10/1995
Last episode released on: 04/02/1998

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:5367, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024