Note: The first series of the show, which consisted of six episodes, aired from 16 February to 22 March 2004. The programme’s theme tune for the first series was In These Shoes? by Kirsty MacColl, featured on her 2000 album Tropical Brainstorm. In the months preceding the launch of the second series, BBC Two aired three best of episodes, featuring a variety of the funniest clips from the six episodes of series one, including Lauren Cooper the teenager and Joanie Taylor the foul-mouthed grandmother. Meanwhile, repeats of all six episodes of the first series aired on UKTV G2 (now Dave). Tate also appeared in a comedy sketch with boy band McFly (see charity sketches for details). In 2004, Catherine Tate won a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Newcomer for her work on the first series of The Catherine Tate Show. |