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Mrs Merton and Malcolm

1999 · 1 season

A quietly uncomfortable sitcom that mines gentle laughs from stifling routine and awkward family dynamics, leaving a faintly unsettling aftertaste.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
Mrs Merton and Malcolm was a six-episode BBC One sitcom produced by Granada Television, and transmitted by BBC One in 1999. The series was written by Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash and Henry Normal. Network DVD published the series on DVD in 2008.
How it feels
Dark, satirical, absurd and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, isolation, identity, class
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Starring
Caroline Aherne, Brian Murphy, Craig Cash, Steve Coogan
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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