Catherine Tate's Nan Explained

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Starring:	Catherine Tate Mathew Horne Niky Wardley
Num Episodes:	4
Network:	BBC One
Prev Series:	Series 3

Catherine Tate's Nan (simply referred to as Nan on-screen) is a BBC One spin-off series of specials which follows the character of Joanie Taylor (Catherine Tate) from the original sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show. When the initial series ended in 2007, a Christmas Special was broadcast in 2009, Nan's Christmas Carol, which is now established as the first episode of the Nan specials, and was followed by three subsequent specials in 2014 and 2015 under the title Nan.

Cast

Main cast

• Catherine Tate as Joanie “Nan” Taylor
• Mathew Horne as Jamie Taylor
• Niky Wardley as Joanie’s Mum/Ms. Donnelly/Lorna/Samantha

Supporting cast

Episode 1

• • • • Ben Miller as Ghost of Christmas Past David Tennant as Ghost of Christmas Present Roger Lloyd-Pack as Ghost of Christmas Future Madness as Themselves
• James Martin as Himself

Episode 2

• Richard Sandling as Steve
• Ami Metcalf as Alice
• Adlyn Ross as Mira
• David Webber as Geoff

Episode 3

• Richard Sandling as Steve
• Warwick Davis as Mr. Fanèe
• Colin Spaull as Bernie
• Brett Goldstein as Jonathan
• Seeta Indrani as Relationship Therapist
• Dan Starkey as Ian (Shorty)
• Amy Bowden as Emo Girl
• Naveed Khan as Rasheed the Caretaker

Episode 4

• Adam James as Charles Wilmott
• Joan Hodges as Peggy
• Michael Phong Le as Trong Tri
• Evan Davis as Himself

Episodes

See main article: List of The Catherine Tate Show episodes.

Reception

Ratings

	Title	Air date	Timeslot	UK viewers (millions)	Rank
1	Nan's Christmas Carol	25 December 2009	Friday 10.30pm	8,640,000	10
2	Nan	4 January 2014	Saturday 9.30pm	4,470,000
3	Nanger Management	27 December 2015	Sunday 10.25pm	3,140,000
4	Knees Up Wilmott-Brown	30 December 2015	Wednesday 10.25pm	2,970,000

Note: Viewing figures for the three specials between 2014 and 2015 were not available from BARB's website, as they were below the top 30 programmes of those weeks.

Awards and nominations

• BAFTA TV Awards
  • British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance – Catherine Tate (nominated).^[1]

Availability

Home media

Nan's Christmas Carol (as 'The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Xmas Carol') was released on Region 2 DVD in the United Kingdom via 2 Entertain on 29 November 2010.^[2] The special, which is now established as the first episode of the 'Nan' specials, was again made available aside the three specials from 2014 to 2015 under "Catherine Tate's Nan: The Specials", which was made available from 2Entertain on 18 January 2016.^{[3] [4]}

Streaming

Available for streaming via Amazon Prime Video:

• Nan's Christmas Carol^[5]
• Nan^[6]
• Nanger Management & Knees Up Wilmott-Brown^[7]

Feature film

See main article: article and The Nan Movie.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Television in 2015. awards.bafta.org. 21 September 2023.
2. Web site: The Catherine Tate Show - Nan's Christmas Carol [DVD]]. 29 November 2010. Amazon.co.uk. 16 February 2018.
3. Web site: Catherine Tate's Nan – The Specials [DVD]]. 18 January 2016. Amazon.co.uk. 16 February 2018.
4. Web site: Catherine Tate's Nan - The Specials [DVD] by Catherine Tate]. Amazon.co.uk. 16 February 2018.
5. Web site: Catherine Tate Special: Nan's Christmas Carol. Amazon.co.uk. 16 February 2018.
6. Web site: The Catherine Tate Show. Amazon.co.uk. 16 February 2018.
7. Web site: The Catherine Tate Show. Amazon.co.uk. 16 February 2018.