About The Mrs Merton Show
- Released on February 10, 1995
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.
Main Cast of The Mrs Merton Show
Caroline Aherne plays Mrs. Merton (36 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Mrs Merton Show
Joanna Lumley plays Self (1 episode)
Sacha Distel plays Self (1 episode)
Michael Winner plays Self (1 episode)
Teresa Gorman plays Self (1 episode)
Jonathan Ross plays Self (1 episode)
Jeff Banks plays Self (1 episode)
Boy George plays Self (1 episode)
Vinnie Jones plays Self (1 episode)
Keith Chegwin plays Self (1 episode)
Ian Botham plays Self (1 episode)
Martin Clunes plays Self (1 episode)
Patrick Duffy plays Self (1 episode)
Tony Curtis plays Self (1 episode)
Bo Derek plays Self (1 episode)
Engelbert Humperdinck plays Self (1 episode)
Shane Richie plays Self (1 episode)
Wayne Sleep plays Self (1 episode)
Keith Floyd plays Self (1 episode)
Melinda Messenger plays Self (1 episode)
Lisa Stansfield plays Self (1 episode)
Richard Wilson plays Self (1 episode)
Bernard Manning plays Self (1 episode)
Barry McGuigan plays Self (1 episode)
Nigel Kennedy plays Self (1 episode)
Richard Whiteley plays Self (1 episode)
Jimmy Tarbuck plays Self (1 episode)
Jo Brand plays Self (1 episode)
Lorraine Kelly plays Self (1 episode)
Chris Eubank plays Self (1 episode)
Germaine Greer plays Self (1 episode)
Declan Donnelly plays Self (1 episode)
Anthony McPartlin plays Self (1 episode)
Barbara Windsor plays Self (1 episode)
Crew of The Mrs Merton Show
- Joanna Lumley
- Sacha Distel
- Michael Winner
- Teresa Gorman
- Jonathan Ross
- Jeff Banks
- Boy George
- Vinnie Jones
- Keith Chegwin
- Ian Botham
- Martin Clunes
- Patrick Duffy
- Tony Curtis
- Bo Derek
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Shane Richie
- Wayne Sleep
- Keith Floyd
- Melinda Messenger
- Lisa Stansfield
- Richard Wilson
- Bernard Manning
- Barry McGuigan
- Nigel Kennedy
- Richard Whiteley
- Jimmy Tarbuck
- Jo Brand
- Lorraine Kelly
- Chris Eubank
- Germaine Greer
- Declan Donnelly
- Anthony McPartlin
- Barbara Windsor