Comedy character Mrs Merton started out as Frank's sidekick on his radio show Radio Timperley, and the similarity of the characters is evident, exuding a sense of great ambition which belies a domestic lifestyle in the North of England.

* Radio Timperley ( 1991 ), 11: 37

* Radio Timperley 2 ( 2010 ), Sidetrack

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