Directed by:
Gordon AndersonCast:
Catherine Tate, Rebecca Front, Colin Morgan, Roger Allam, John Carlisle, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Una Stubbs, Mathew Horne, Tony Blair, Rosie Cavaliero (more)Plots(1)
In a time when generic television formats are all the rage, and production values are scarce if existent at all, it’s an all too common occurrence to be seated in front of a so called “comedy sketch” show and be thinking “this is the least funny thing I have ever seen”. The Catherine Tate Show is a refreshing and much needed exception to the rule. One of the most hilarious sketch shows ever made, the series was nominated for a slew of prestigious awards (including an Emmy) and sold significantly in the UK. Featuring a number of disgustingly appealing characters (all of whom are played by Catherine Tate) including; a foul-mouthed grandmother, a lonely woman who meets and marries a convicted murderer and cannibal with the assistance of online dating, a spoilt, impossible school girl and a crude nurse, the shows play on recurring themes and intertextual references which get funnier as the show progresses. Definitely geared for an older audience, the show targets this demographic perfectly, and avoids the trap of trying to appeal to everyone, which so many other sketch shows fall victim to. The result is dirty, crass, politically incorrect and above all, hilarious. (Hopscotch Films)
(more)Cast
Catherine Tate
UK
Best series:
The Office (2005) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series) - actor, a.f.
Big Train (1998) (series)
Rebecca Front
UK
Best series:
Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994) (series)
I'm Alan Partridge (1997) (series)
Queers (2017) (series)
Colin Morgan
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
The Fall (2013) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Roger Allam
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Missing (2014) (series)
John Carlisle
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)
The Catherine Tate Show (2004) (series)
Juan Pablo Di Pace
Argentina
Best series:
Physics or Chemistry (2008) (series)
The Catherine Tate Show (2004) (series)
Paco's Men (2005) (series)
Una Stubbs
UK
Best series:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Benny Hill (1962) (series)
Roy Clarke's Keeping Up Appearances (1990) (series)
Mathew Horne
UK
Best series:
The Catherine Tate Show (2004) (series)
Teachers (2001) (series)
Gavin & Stacey (2007) (series)
Tony Blair
UK
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
The Catherine Tate Show (2004) (series)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) (series) - a.f.
Rosie Cavaliero
UK
Best series:
Peep Show (2003) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
Little Dorrit (2008) (series)
Selina Cadell
UK
Best series:
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987) (series)
Jeeves and Wooster (1990) (series)
The Vicar of Dibley (1994) (series)
Jennifer Rae Daykin
UK
Best series:
The Catherine Tate Show (2004) (series)
Jools Holland
UK
Best series:
French and Saunders (1987) (series)
The Catherine Tate Show (2004) (series)
The Young Ones (1982) (series)
Niky Wardley
UK
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
Peep Show (2003) (series)
How Not to Live Your Life (2007) (series)
Peter Kay
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
The Catherine Tate Show (2004) (series)
Little Britain (2003) (series)
Kevin Trainor
Best series:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Lee Ross
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Andor (2022) (series)
Life on Mars (2006) (series)
Ella Kenion
UK
Best series:
Black Books (2000) (series)
Detectorists (2014) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Paul Whitehouse
UK
Best series:
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2016) (series)
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987) (series)
The Fast Show (1994) (series)