The Mrs Merton Show
TV Show| Title | The Mrs Merton Show |
| User score | 6.3 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Release date of last episode | Apr 2, 1998 |
| Genre | Comedy, Talk |
| Director | Caroline Aherne |
| Production country | United Kingdom |
| Production companies | Granada Television |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 4 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 30 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS4.E6 ∙ Richard Whiteley, Jimmy Tarbuck
Apr 2, 1998
S4.E5 ∙ Barry McGuigan, Nigel Kennedy
Mar 26, 1998
S4.E4 ∙ Richard Wilson, Bernard Manning
Mar 19, 1998
S4.E3 ∙ Garry Bushell, Lisa Stansfield
Mar 12, 1998
S4.E2 ∙ Shane Richie, Wayne Sleep
Mar 5, 1998
S4.E1 ∙ Keith Floyd, Melinda Messenger
Feb 26, 1998
S3.E9 ∙ Mrs. Merton in Las Vegas (3)
Apr 24, 1997
S3.E8 ∙ Mrs. Merton in Las Vegas (2)
Apr 17, 1997
S3.E7 ∙ Mrs. Merton in Las Vegas (1)
Apr 10, 1997
S3.E6 ∙ Joanna Lumley, Martin Clunes
Mar 28, 1997
S3.E5 ∙ Keith Chegwin, Ian Botham
Mar 14, 1997
S3.E4 ∙ Boy George, Vinnie Jones
Mar 7, 1997
S3.E3 ∙ Sacha Distel, Jeremy Clarkson
Feb 28, 1997
S3.E2 ∙ Michael Winner, Teresa Gorman
Feb 21, 1997
S3.E1 ∙ Jonathan Ross, Jeff Banks
Feb 14, 1997
S2.E8 ∙ Children in Need Special
Nov 22, 1996
S2.E7 ∙ Series 2, Christmas Special
Dec 24, 1995
S2.E6 ∙ Lord Litchfield, Carol Vorderman, Barbara Windsor
Dec 17, 1995
S2.E5 ∙ Peter Stringfellow, Desmond Lynam, Rolf Harris
Dec 10, 1995
S2.E4 ∙ Jimmy Hill, Andrew Neil, Paul Daniels
Dec 3, 1995
Videos
Debbie McGee on Mrs Merton
Feb 20, 2008
