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Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...
GenreComedy
Sitcom
Written byRay Galton
Alan Simpson
Directed byMartin Dennis
StarringPaul Merton
ComposerStefan Girardet
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producerRichard Boden
ProducersRichard Boden (Series 1)
Jamie Rix (Series 2)
Production locationsLondon, England, UK
Running time30 minutes
(including adverts)
Production companyCentral Independent Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release26 January 1996 (1996-01-26) –
21 October 1997 (1997-10-21)

Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... is a British comedy television show running from 26 January 1996 to 21 October 1997. A series was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and produced by Central Independent Television for ITV, it aired for 15 episodes.

Series starring Paul Merton in which the comic re-performs a number of original Galton and Simpson scripts, including some of Tony Hancock.

The series also guest stars as 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 on each single episode in every series.

Episode guide

Series 1: 1996

# 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)

Series 2: 1997

# Title Airdate
9"The Clerical Error"2 September 1997 (1997-09-02)
10"Visiting Day"9 September 1997 (1997-09-09)
11"The Wrong Man"16 September 1997 (1997-09-16)
12"I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds"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)

DVD release

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

References

  1. ^ "Paul Merton In Galton And Simpson's... - The Complete Series". 25 June 2007 – via Amazon.co.uk.
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