"The Catherine Tate Show" (2004)TV series 2004-????

Director:

Gordon Anderson

Writers:

Derren Litten (writer) and
Sharon Horgan (sketch writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

16 February 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Sketch Comedy

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Catherine Tate	...	Various Characters (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Niky Wardley	...	Various Characters (18 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mathew Horne	...	Various Characters / ... (18 episodes, 2004-2007)
Angela McHale	...	Various (12 episodes, 2004-2006)

Runtime:

30 min (12 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Ireland:15 (DVD rating) (season 1) | UK:15 (Season 1 & 2) | Australia:MA

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

It took three and a half hours each day for Catherine Tate to be made up as "Gran".

Quotes:

Martin: I never met anyone with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Various Characters: That's because they're locked in a bathroom 14 hours a day, washing the shite off their hands.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (2007) (TV)

This woman is a comic genius!

I beg to differ with the other IMDb-er who finds this show, and Catherine Tate, unfunny, trite, and so forth.

Her show comes through on BBC America on my TV cable service and I only recently discovered it. It might help if I had a slightly sharper ear for British accents, especially those of the "lower classes" (no offense intended), but I have no doubt that this lady is an extremely gifted comic actress, a virtual chameleon (assisted by some extraordinarily talented makeup artists), who has provided some of the most solid laughs I've enjoyed in some time.

In my book she's right up there with her fellow Brits, Mollie Sugden, Paricia Routledge, et al. and her Canadian counterparts, Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara. And let's not forget an American, the inimitable Joan Cusack, who deserves her place right alongside her peers from outside our borders. My enthusiastic compliments to you all, ladies!