Basic Info

First Air: February 10, 1995

Rating: ⭐ 6.4/10 (8 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 30

Last Episode

Name: Richard Whiteley, Jimmy Tarbuck

Season: 4, Episode: 6

Air Date: 1998-04-02

Runtime: 30 min

Videos

Debbie McGee on Mrs Merton (YouTube)

The Mrs Merton Show

1995 4 seasons 30 episodes ⭐ 6.4/10 8 votes

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.