Catherine Tate's Nan (2014 TV Movie) User Reviews

Nan gets her own full episode.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 9/10 · 3 December 2022]

With Jamie in Africa, nan gets some help from a schoolgirl, who's mission is to cheer the old lady up.

Up until this point, we'd only seen Nan as part of The Catherine Tate show itself, but for many people, Nan was the standout character from that show, question is, was there enough material to keep a full 30 minute episode going?

The answer, of course there was, who doesn't love Joany Taylor, the wonderful Nan makes you belly laugh from start to finish. Perfectly performed by Tate, this is half an hour of pure comedy gold, with Nan trying hard to get her taps fixed. Favourite moment, had to be where Nan speaks to Jamie from a hospital bed, someone else's.

It's a little strange seeing Nan without Matthew Horne, his time here is actually very limited, but a young Ami Metcalf more than makes up for it.

Wonderful, 9/10.

Nan's Brilliant Return

[Atfield · 10/10 · 24 February 2014]

I've been a great fan of the Catherine Tate Show for ages, and I've always favored Nan's scenes above all. I must say, it still amazes me how Tate can transform into the beloved old hag that Nan is.

This 35-minute episode with her was a real treasure for me, I've had big laughs, and even though some of the gags were repetitious (as one would expect), they worked just great. It was lovely to see Mathew Horne as Jamie again, and Niky Wardley also appears as an enemy of Nan's.

This episode seems to be a one-off, but there are rumors that Tate would like a whole series with Nan. I really hope it will happen for I've grown so fond Tate and her character.

Loud yes, funny not really

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 13 January 2016]

The title already gives it away. In this 34-minute television special, Catherine Tate brings back the character of Nan from her successful television series and, very recently, more followed. This one here, however, is about 2 years old and has Catherine Tate play a character considerably older than herself. Unfortunately, the humor is not exactly to the newest standards either. I never really like it when all the comedy is based on one character only and everybody else is basically just used to make this character even funnier. This is the case here, only that Nan is not really that funny in my opinion. Lots of screaming, little substance and the laugh track from the audience isn't helping either bursting into laughter on every single occasion, even when it is not particularly funny. Oh well. Not a great watch in my opinion. Thumbs down.