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| Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Sitcom |
| Written by | Ray Galton Alan Simpson |
| Directed by | Martin Dennis |
| Starring | Paul Merton |
| Composer | Stefan Girardet |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Richard Boden |
| Producers | Richard Boden (Series 1) Jamie Rix (Series 2) |
| Production locations | London,England,UK |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Central Independent Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 26 January 1996 (1996-01-26) – 21 October 1997 (1997-10-21) |
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... is aBritish comedy television show that ran from 26 January 1996 to 21 October 1997. It starsPaul Merton, re-performing a number of classic comedy scripts written by the duoGalton and Simpson (Ray Galton andAlan Simpson), including some originally written forTony Hancock. The programme was produced byCentral Independent Television forITV, and aired for 15 episodes over two series.
Guest stars includeSam Kelly,Geoffrey Whitehead,Adjoa Andoh,Michael Fenton Stevens,Anne Reid,Jim Sweeney,Josie Lawrence,Roger Lloyd-Pack,Michael Jayston,Gary Waldhorn,Katy Carmichael,Brian Murphy,Adjoa Andoh,Matthew Ashforde,Al Ashton, John Baddeley,Patrick Barlow, Paul Bigley,James Bree,Owen Brenman,Dominic Brunt,Rob Brydon, Dennis Clinton,Emma Cunniffe,David Daker, Sheridan Forbes, David Hatton, Arif Hussein,Peter Jeffrey,Peter Jones,Phyllida Law,Rosemary Leach,Denis Lill, Nick Maloney,Geoffrey McGivern, Valerie Minifie, Guy Nicholls,Caroline Quentin (married to Merton at the time), Jason Rose, Mike Sherman,Gwyneth Strong,Stella Tanner, Toni Palmer,Cliff Parisi,Harry Peacock, Nigel Peever,Jeffrey Perry,Nigel Planer andLouisa Rix. Most appear only in a single episode, although some appear in more than one episode playing different characters. Sam Kelly and Geoffrey Whitehead each appear in five episodes.
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Twelve Angry Men" | 26 January 1996 (1996-01-26) |
| 2 | "Impasse" | 2 February 1996 (1996-02-02) |
| 3 | "The Radio Ham" | 9 February 1996 (1996-02-09) |
| 4 | "Sealed with a Loving Kiss" | 16 February 1996 (1996-02-16) |
| 5 | "The Missing Page" | 23 February 1996 (1996-02-23) |
| 6 | "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way" | 1 March 1996 (1996-03-01) |
| 7 | "The Lift" | 8 March 1996 (1996-03-08) |
| 8 | "The Bedsitter" | 15 March 1996 (1996-03-15) |
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | "The Clerical Error" | 2 September 1997 (1997-09-02) |
| 10 | "The Wrong Man" | 9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) |
| 11 | "I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds" | 16 September 1997 (1997-09-16) |
| 12 | "Visiting Day" | 30 September 1997 (1997-09-30) |
| 13 | "The Suit" | 7 October 1997 (1997-10-07) |
| 14 | "Being Sound of Mind" | 14 October 1997 (1997-10-14) |
| 15 | "Lunch in the Park" | 21 October 1997 (1997-10-21) |
All episodes were released onDVD by Network Publishing in a two-disc set on 25 June 2007.[1]