The Mrs Merton Show

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

February 10, 1995

Last aired

April 2, 1998

Episodes

36

Network

BBC Two, BBC One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Granada Television

Creator

Caroline Aherne