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''Catherine Tate's Nan'' (simply referred to as ''Nan'' on-screen) is a
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spin-off series of specials which follows the character of
Joanie Taylor ''The Catherine Tate Show'' is a British television comedy sketch programme written by Catherine Tate and Derren Litten featuring a wide range of characters. ''The Catherine Tate Show'' aired on BBC Two and was shown worldwide through the BBC. ...
(
Catherine Tate Catherine Tate (born Catherine Jane Ford, 5 December 1969) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC Two, BBC sketch comedy series ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007), as well as bein ...
) from the original
sketch comedy Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches" or, "skits", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. While the form developed and became popular in ...
series ''
The Catherine Tate Show ''The Catherine Tate Show'' is a British television comedy sketch programme written by Catherine Tate and Derren Litten featuring a wide range of characters. ''The Catherine Tate Show'' aired on BBC Two and was shown worldwide through the BBC ...
''. When the initial series ended in 2007, a Christmas Special was broadcast in 2009, '' Nan's Christmas Carol'', which is now established as the first episode of the ''Nan'' specials, and was followed by three subsequent specials in 2014 and 2015 under the title ''Nan''.


Cast


Main cast

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Catherine Tate Catherine Tate (born Catherine Jane Ford, 5 December 1969) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC Two, BBC sketch comedy series ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007), as well as bein ...
as Joanie “Nan” Taylor *
Mathew Horne Mathew Frazer Horne (born 6 September 1978) is an English actor, comedian, singer, television presenter, and narrator. He is best known for appearing on several BBC Sketch comedy, sketch shows and sitcoms, most notably ''Gavin & Stacey'' (as L ...
as Jamie Taylor *
Niky Wardley Nichola Petra "Niky" Wardley (born 11 August 1973) is an English stage and screen actress. Her most notable role is schoolgirl Lauren Cooper's sidekick in the BBC's Emmy and BAFTA-nominated sketch series '' The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–20 ...
as Joanie’s Mum/Ms. Donnelly/Lorna/Samantha


Supporting cast

;Episode 1 *
Ben Miller Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English comedian, actor and author. He rose to fame as a member of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller, with Alexander Armstrong. He is known for roles as Angus Jeremy Bough in the '' Johnny Eng ...
as
Ghost of Christmas Past The Ghost of Christmas Past is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol''. The Ghost is one of three spirits that appear to miser Ebenezer Scrooge to offer him a chance of redemption. Following a visit from t ...
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David Tennant David John Tennant (; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for portraying the Tenth Doctor, tenth and Fourteenth Doctor, fourteenth incarnations of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction series ''Docto ...
as
Ghost of Christmas Present The Ghost of Christmas Present is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol''. The Ghost is one of three spirits that appear to miser Ebenezer Scrooge to offer him a chance of Redemption (theology), redemption. ...
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Roger Lloyd-Pack Roger Anthony Lloyd-Pack (8 February 1944 – 16 January 2014) was a British actor. He is best known for playing Trigger in ''Only Fools and Horses'' from 1981 to 2003, and Owen Newitt in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' from 1994 to 2007. He later star ...
as
Ghost of Christmas Future The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol''. The Ghost is the last of the three spirits that appear to miser Ebenezer Scrooge to offer him a chance of Redemption (theology) ...
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as Themselves * James Martin as Himself ;Episode 2 * Richard Sandling as Steve *
Ami Metcalf Ami Louise Metcalf (born June 1994) is an English actress. She rose to prominence in 2010 after portraying Sapphire Cox in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', for which she won the Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress. Followin ...
as Alice * Adlyn Ross as Mira * David Webber as Geoff ;Episode 3 * Richard Sandling as Steve *
Warwick Davis Warwick Ashley Davis ( ; born 3 February 1970) is an English actor and television presenter. Active within the industry since he was eleven, Davis is one of the highest grossing supporting actors of all time and has the highest average gross r ...
as Mr. Fanèe *
Colin Spaull Colin Spaull (born 1944) is a British actor noted for his television work. Trained at what was then the Italia Conti School, now the Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, his credits include: ''Z-Cars'' (in which he played three characters between 1964 ...
as Bernie *
Brett Goldstein Brett Goldstein (born July 17th, 1980) is an English actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series ''Ted Lasso'', he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Suppo ...
as Jonathan *
Seeta Indrani Seeta Indrani (born 20 April 1963) is a British dancer and actress from London. Biography Performance After graduation as a dancer from the London Contemporary Dance School, Indrani took the role of Cassandra in the original 1981 West End pr ...
as Relationship Therapist * Dan Starkey as Ian (Shorty) * Amy Bowden as Emo Girl * Naveed Khan as Rasheed the Caretaker ;Episode 4 * Adam James as Charles Wilmott * Joan Hodges as Peggy * Michael Phong Le as Trong Tri *
Evan Davis Evan Harold Davis (born 8 April 1962) is an English broadcaster and former economist. Working for the BBC, he has presented ''Dragons' Den'' on BBC Television since 2005, and '' PM'' on BBC Radio 4 since 2018. He also presents ''The Bottom Line ...
as Himself


Episodes


Reception


Ratings

Note: Viewing figures for the three specials between 2014 and 2015 were not available from
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's website, as they were below the top 30 programmes of those weeks.


Awards and nominations

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British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance The British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance was instituted in 2009. It is awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, ...
– Catherine Tate (nominated).


Availability


Home media

''Nan's Christmas Carol'' (as 'The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Xmas Carol') was released on Region 2 DVD in the United Kingdom via
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on 29 November 2010. The special, which is now established as the first episode of the 'Nan' specials, was again made available aside the three specials from 2014 to 2015 under "Catherine Tate's Nan: The Specials", which was made available from 2Entertain on 18 January 2016.


Streaming

Available for streaming via
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: * ''Nan's Christmas Carol'' * ''Nan'' * ''Nanger Management'' & ''Knees Up Wilmott-Brown''


Feature film


References

{{The Catherine Tate Show 2009 television specials 2014 television specials 2015 television specials