The Catherine Tate Show/Trivia

• The Other Darrin:
  • The actor who played Ray in the "couple on sofa" sketches was wordlessly replaced in Series 3. The actor who initially played John in the "embarrassing Irish mother" sketch was replaced by Colin Morgan of Merlin fame for the 2007 Christmas special.
  • Colin Morgan's casting is Hilarious in Hindsight considering his most famous role is the eponymous Merlin, a show famous for its Ho Yay by the bucketload.
• Reality Subtext:
  • A common theme is bullying of redheads, which Tate claims to have experienced in real life. She also admits to basing "Geordie Georgie" on a woman who wrote to her from Newcastle asking for charity donations.
  • Nan was inspired by an elderly woman who, when Tate was performing at a nursing home, yelled something to the effect of, "Is she going to stand in front of the telly all fucking day?"
  • The "Aga Saga" lady is based on a woman who accosted Tate on the street.