The Catherine Tate Show | |
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Season 3 | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Two BBC One (special) |
Original release | October 21 November 25, 2006 | –
Series chronology | |
The third series of British television comedy sketch series The Catherine Tate Show premiered on BBC Two on 26 October 2006 and ended on 30 November 2006. This is the final series of the show; However a Christmas Special was broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2007. Although this was the end to the sketch series, popular character Joannie 'Nan' Taylor began appearing in her own spin-off specials, beginning with Nan's Christmas Carol in 2009 and Catherine Tate's Nan from 2014.
In addition to the major characters of Series One and Series Two, new main character Geordie Georgie is introduced for the third series. New subsidiary characters include John Reilly's Mum, Ma Willow, Helen Marsh, Laura Powers, Snack Food Woman and the Frankie Howerd Impressionist.
Due to the high ratings success of the third series, peaking at 4.92 million viewers, the show was moved to BBC One for the 2007 Christmas Special and has remained on the channel from future specials.
Main article: List of The Catherine Tate Show characters |
Main article: List of The Catherine Tate Show episodes |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | ||||||
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14 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Gordon Anderson | Catherine Tate, Aschlin Ditta & Gordon Anderson | 26 October 2006 | 4.81 | ||||||
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15 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Gordon Anderson | Catherine Tate, Aschlin Ditta & Gordon Anderson | 2 November 2006 | 4.25 | ||||||
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16 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Gordon Anderson | Catherine Tate, Aschlin Ditta & Gordon Anderson | 9 November 2006 | 4.92 | ||||||
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17 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Gordon Anderson | Catherine Tate, Aschlin Ditta & Gordon Anderson | 16 November 2006 | 4.00 | ||||||
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18 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Gordon Anderson | Catherine Tate, Aschlin Ditta & Gordon Anderson | 23 November 2006 | 4.06 | ||||||
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19 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Gordon Anderson | Catherine Tate, Aschlin Ditta, Gordon Anderson & Jonathan Harvey | 30 November 2006 | 4.15 | ||||||
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Special | ||||||||||||
20 | S | "Christmas Special" | Gordon Anderson | Catherine Tate, Derren Litten, Mathew Horne & Aschlin Ditta | 25 December 2007 | 6.75 | ||||||
Bernie the nurse invites a famous patient to the karaoke party, Lauren spits some lyrics and learns to kayak, whilst Nan invites her daughter and new boyfriend over for Christmas dinner. Guest starring Tamzin Outhwaite, Kellie Bright, George Michael, Nitin Ganatra, Philip Glenister and Kathy Burke. |
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | UK viewers (millions) |
Rank | Ref(s) |
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1 | Episode 1 | 26 October 2006 | Thursday 9.00pm | 4,810,000 | 1 | [1] |
2 | Episode 2 | 2 November 2006 | Thursday 9.00pm | 4,250,000 | 1 | [1] |
2 | Episode 3 | 9 November 2006 | Thursday 9.00pm | 4,920,000 | 1 | [1] |
4 | Episode 4 | 16 November 2006 | Thursday 9.00pm | 4,000,000 | 2 | [1] |
5 | Episode 5 | 23 November 2006 | Thursday 9.00pm | 4,060,000 | 1 | [1] |
6 | Episode 6 | 30 November 2006 | Thursday 9.00pm | 4,150,000 | 1 | [1] |
7 | Christmas Special | 25 December 2007 | Tuesday 10.30pm | 6,750,000 | 17 | [1] |
British Academy Television Awards
"Series Three" was released on DVD on region 2 in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2007 from 2 Entertain distribution.[2] A boxset comprising "Complete Series One, Two and Three was additionally released on 17 November 2007. "The Catherine Tate Show: Christmas Special" was made available on DVD on 26 December 2007, a day following its broadcast.[3]
On region 4 in Australia, "Series Three" was released on DVD on 30 June 2008 and includes the 2007 Christmas Special, which was not made available as a single DVD edition. The third series, with the Christmas Special, was again released as part of "Complete Series One, Two and Three" box set on 2 April 2009.[4][5]
Main article: Catherine Tate's Nan |
Following the conclusion of the original sketch series, The Catherine Tate Show returned in 2009 with a spin-off Christmas Special titled "Nan's Christmas Carol" in which the character of Joannie 'Nan' Taylor only appeared, while spoofing A Christmas Carol. "Catherine Tate's Nan" is now established as the first episode of Christmas and New Year Specials titled "Catherine Tate's Nan" (or simply "Nan"). 2014 saw the return of Nan Taylor as she is accompanied by school girl, Alice, who makes frequent visits as part of the 'Young and Old Buddy-Up Foundation', while her grandson, Jamie, is in Africa building a school for orphans and makes regular contact with Nan via Skype. While Nan, accompanied by Alice, is on a mission to have her kitchen tap fixed, insisting the help of the council, she lands herself in trouble for 'disturbing the peace' and must serve community service. Two further "Nan" specials broadcast in December 2015; the first with Nan being forced to attend anger management classes and the second with Nan fighting against a group of property developers who have bought the block of flats which she lives in.