Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... explained

Genre:Comedy
Sitcom
Director:Martin Dennis
Starring:Paul Merton
Composer:Stefan Girardet
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:2
Num Episodes:15
Executive Producer:Richard Boden
Producer:Richard Boden (Series 1)
Jamie Rix (Series 2)
Location:London, England, UK
Runtime:30 minutes
(including adverts)
Company:Central Independent Television
Channel:ITV

Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... is a British comedy television show that ran from 26 January 1996 to 21 October 1997. It stars Paul Merton, re-performing a number of classic comedy scripts written by the duo Galton and Simpson (Ray Galton and Alan Simpson), including some originally written for Tony Hancock. The programme was produced by Central Independent Television for ITV, and aired for 15 episodes in two series.

Guest stars include Sam Kelly, Geoffrey Whitehead, 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, Jason Rose, Mike Sherman, Gwyneth Strong, Stella Tanner, Toni Palmer, Cliff Parisi, Harry Peacock, Nigel Peever, Jeffrey Perry, Nigel Planer and Louisa 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.

Episode guide

Series 1: 1996

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Series 2: 1997

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Home media

The Complete Series of Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's… was released on DVD by Network on 25 June 2007.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Merton In Galton And Simpson's... - The Complete Series. 25 June 2007. Amazon.co.uk.