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

User Rating:

7.1/10   

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:

6 wins & 11 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)
Andy Dennehy	...	Vern (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Angela McHale	...	Various (12 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bruce Mackinnon	...	Various (10 episodes, 2004-2006)

Also Known As:

"Catherine Tate Show" (Finland) [fi]

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 (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes)

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:

Various Characters: Right, Lauren, that's it! You are not going on this trip you will sit there all afternoon!
[a long pause as Lauren reflects on her actions]
Various Characters: Am I bovvaad?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.7)" (2006)

No! This was hilarious!

I laughed all the way through the one show I saw. Catherine Tate sets up several situations...in this case a housewife who jumps at the slightest noise, a new mother who will do anything to keep from waking the baby while people try to give her a birthday party, a hateful grandmother being visited by her grandson, and several others, and revisits their scenes in turn throughout the show. The premises are skimpy, it is true, but I didn't notice that until this other reviewer pointed it out because her characterizations were hilarious. I'm a Californian so I really had to focus to make out what some of the characters were saying as she uses various accents from all over England. I would be very pleased to see more of Catherine Tate.