Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...

*Paul Merton in Galton and Simpsons...*
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpsons...
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 –; 21 October 1997

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 those written for Tony Hancock.

The series features 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	"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)

Home media

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

References

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

External links

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

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