Mock talk show starring Caroline Aherne as the elderly host Mrs Dorothy Merton who interviews celebrities.
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Series Cast Summary
| Caroline Aherne | ... |
Mrs. Merton
(30 episodes, 1995-1998)
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Hooky and the Boys | ... |
Themselves - Band
(13 episodes, 1995)
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The Patrick Trio | ... |
Themselves
(7 episodes, 1997)
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| Jo Brand | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Matthew Kelly | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Dale Winton | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Germaine Greer | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Patrick Lichfield | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Russell Grant | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Ken Livingstone | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Ned Sherrin | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Peter Stringfellow | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Jilly Goolden | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Jimmy Hill | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Joanna Lumley | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Boy George | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Michael Winner | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Keith Chegwin | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Sacha Distel | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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Max Bygraves | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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Jeff Banks | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Lorraine Kelly | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Carol Vorderman | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Anthony McPartlin | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Vic Reeves | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Debbie McGee | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Mandy Smith | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Mary Whitehouse | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Des Lynam | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Derrick Evans | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Cynthia Payne | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Andrew Neil | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Bienvenida Sokolow | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Vinnie Jones | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Martin Clunes | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Jeremy Clarkson | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Jonathan Ross | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Ian Botham | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Edwina Currie | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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Teresa Gorman | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1997)
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| Barbara Windsor | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Bob Mortimer | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Declan Donnelly | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Rolf Harris | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Paul Daniels | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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| Chris Eubank | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Chris Greener | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Fred Talbot | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Peter Russell | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Arthur Tomlinson | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 1995)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1998) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC1)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Originally portrayed as 'Mrs. Murton' in a pilot for Yorkshire TV which was not picked up, Caroline Aherne retooled the character, making her older, and recorded a second pilot for Granada Television's Comic Timing called That Nice Mrs Merton which was broadcast on December 5th 1993. The series was then picked up and renamed The Mrs Merton show which ran from 10 February 1995 to 2 April 1998. Although produced by Granada it aired on the BBC. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in PJ & Duncan Special (1996). See more » |
| Quotes |
Mrs. Merton:
[interviewing Germaine Greer]
You were a right old slapper in the seventies, weren't you? See more » |