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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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Carol Thatcher, Dr. Mark Porter, Terry Christian, Steve Halliwell | 1994-12-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi | 1995-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin Kennedy | 1995-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee Travis | 1995-02-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek Jameson | 1995-03-03 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred Talbot | 1995-03-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick Owen | 1995-03-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Jo Brand, Lorraine Kelly, Chris Eubank | 1995-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Matthew Kelly, Reeves & Mortimer, George Best | 1995-11-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Germaine Greer, Ant & Dec, Michael Parkinson | 1995-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Jimmy Hill, Andrew Neil, Paul Daniels | 1995-12-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Peter Stringfellow, Des Lynam, Rolf Harris | 1995-12-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Lord Lichfield, Carol Vorderman, Barbara Windsor | 1995-12-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Noddy Holder, Clive James, Daniel O'Donnell | 1996-12-24 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Jonathan Ross, Jeff Banks | 1997-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Michael Winner, Teresa Gorman | 1997-02-21 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Sacha Distel, Jeremy Clarkson | 1997-02-28 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Boy George, Vinnie Jones | 1997-03-07 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Keith Chegwin, Ian Botham | 1997-03-21 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Joanna Lumley, Martin Clunes | 1997-03-28 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Planes, Trains and Zimmer Frames | 1997-04-24 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Patrick Duffy, Tony Curtis | 1997-04-10 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Bo Derek, Engelbert Humperdinck | 1997-04-17 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Highlights | 1997-04-24 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Keith Floyd, Melinda Messenger | 1998-02-26 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Shane Richie, Wayne Sleep | 1998-03-05 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Lisa Stansfield, Garry Bushell | 1998-03-12 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Richard Wilson, Bernard Manning | 1998-03-19 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Barry McGuigan, Nigel Kennedy | 1998-03-26 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Richard Whiteley, Jimmy Tarbuck | 1998-04-02 | 30 min |
| Production | Mark Gorton | Producer |
| Production | Peter Kessler | Executive Producer |
