The story of 'The Catherine Tate Show'

The Catherine Tate Show started in 2004 and featured Catherine Tate as well as a variety of characters including the foul-mouthed Nana as well as Chav teen Lauren amongst others. The show was written by Catherine Tate and Aschlin Ditta. The show won many awards in its three-year run including National Television awards, and was nominated for six BAFTAs.

Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate is an English actress, writer, and comedian. Her show was nominated for National TV awards as well as six BAFTA awards and an international Emmy award. As well as her own show, she has appeared in a number of serious drama series on British TV and was welcomed by fans into the Doctor Who family when she appeared as Donna Noble in The Runaway Bride. This lead to her returning as the permanent companion in the fourth series, proving as adept at the serious moments as well as the comedy sparring with David Tennant. The Catherine Tate Show DVDs have sold thousands of copies all over the world, making her a household name not only in the UK but all over the world.

Characters

The Catherine Tate characters run through society. She appears in all of the sketches, except for one. Her most famous character is schoolgirl Lauren, a loud-mouthed Chav-like creation that has lead to a whole new level of catchphrases working through playgrounds and workplaces. Catherine Tate's Nan Taylor is also well-known, but this may be more due to her shocking foul-mouthed sketches. There are other characters spread throughout the show, and most fans have their preferred character. Watching the show is likely to draw the audiences towards their preferred character.

Catchphrases

Catchphrases are very important to the success of any sketch show, and The Catherine Tate show is no different. Her characters are easy to identify by their catchphrases and as with all successful characters, they have been adopted into most people's daily language. The Catherine Tate show Nan doesn't have much of a catchphrase unlike Lauren, whose catchphrase "Am I bothered" or "bovvered", as she says it, has found its way into the national language. Catherine Tate has used this catchphrase to great effect, and even had it turned on her in a Comic Relief sketch featuring Tony Blair.