The Mrs Merton Show — Season 1, Episode 1: Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi

Episode synopsis

Mrs Merton's guests are Kriss Akabusi, Debbie McGee, Chris Greener and Steve Coogan.

About The Mrs Merton Show

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi
• E2Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin Kennedy
• E3Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee Travis
• E4Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek Jameson
• E5Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred Talbot
• E6Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick Owen
• E7Carol Thatcher, Dr Mark Porter, Terry Christian and Steve Halliwell