#catherine tate's nan

[emmacrb]

The Nan movie/Nan’s character

The Nan movie was ok- a bit disappointing but not as bad as some people are saying. It wasn’t really as funny as some of the old stuff but it was ok and some of Nan’s backstory didn’t line up with some of the stuff that had already been established in the shows- e.g in an old sketch Nan said she was evacuated during WW2 as a child, in Nan’s Christmas Carol her mum was played by Niky Wardley & acted like her and she was married to a man called Jake who was played by someone different. She also had a sister from Spain called Junie (who acted like her) in the show but I guess she wasn’t mentioned in this. But the flashbacks were still nice and it flowed better than some people are claiming- Terry’s death made me cry. 

Idk if Nan was a bit out of character- I feel like her character has changed over the years. In the old sketches the character was more realistic- and she would normally talk about people behind their backs & be nice to their faces but sometimes she would stand up for herself or occasionally be rude to people’s faces. I think she acted worse than usual in Nan’s Christmas Carol kicking out her family & stealing all that money (even though I love Nan’s Christmas Carol), and in Nanger Management she was just picking on people for no reason (although it was funny). The character became more chaotic and less of an old grump- other people have even pointed out that she wasn’t as grumpy in the movie.

The lighting was so bad at the end I didn’t even realise Walter was wearing a dress lol. The officer/traffic warden was a bit of a stalker lol.

My IMDB review:

It was ok- a bit disappointing but not as bad as some people are saying. It wasn't really as funny as some of the old stuff but it was ok and some of Nan's backstory didn't line up with some of the stuff that had already been established in the shows- e.g in an old sketch Nan said she was evacuated during WW2 as a child, in Nan's Christmas Carol her mum was played by Niky Wardley & acted like her and she was married to a man called Jake who was played by someone different. She also had a sister from Spain called Junie (who acted like her) in the show but I guess she wasn't mentioned in this. But the flashbacks were still nice and it flowed better than some people are claiming- Terry's death made me cry.

Idk if Nan was out of character-I think the character has changed over the years. In the old sketches the character was more realistic. I think she's become more chaotic & less of an old grump- someone else on here even mentioned that she wasn't as grumpy as she usually is.

The lighting was so bad at the end I didn’t even realise Walter was wearing a dress lol. The officer/traffic warden was a bit of a stalker lol.  

I give it a 2/5 or 4/10.

[tennant]

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol (2009)

[rainbowpopeworld]

A little bit of ghost of Christmas Present, played by David Tennant, as a treat ❤️

In response to what’s said in the video: He *is* effeminate and it’s a fucking delight 😍🥰

[natrickpash]

Arsemunch really came through for Nan.

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[doctorfriend79]

The Ghost Of Christmas Past

[misty-likes]

When i see anyone criticising a fan fic, that they got to read for free, I turn into Nan from Catherine Tate. "What a faacking liberty"

I wish i could work out how to share the pic and not the link. but hay ho.

it looks like Im spelling criticizing wrong, but we use s here not z.

[davidtennantontwitter]

#DavidTennant Daily Photo!

David sharing a laugh with Catherine Tate at The Nan Movie special screening at The Ham Yard Hotel in London on Tuesday 15th March 2022

[basmathgirl]

I've heard about the Americons show before but I was wondering if you know what it was supposed to be about. I'm curious about what characters CT and DT were supposed to play! I'm also so sad it may never see the light of day. There are so few actor pairings who just click together perfectly so you find yourself wanting to see them together in as many things as possible. DT and CT are one such pairing. And I'm with you there, if we can't get the actual show we should at least get the script! Though if we can't get that, may I suggest that you would be an excellent choice to write a fanfic Americons!*

*I know you're busy and I hope I don't come across as being rude by saying that! I genuinely mean it as a compliment to your excellent writing skills, love of the Doctor, Donna, and other DT and CT characters, and brilliant ability to craft some amazing AUs! And should you ever wish to dive into that AU, I strongly believe there are many out here who would be thrilled to read it. I know I would 😘

Hello kind Anon

All I know for definite about Americons is that they were going to play husband and wife, living in America. There was speculation whether it would feature them visiting comic cons.

According to the British Comedy Guide:

"Doctor Who stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite for this comedy-drama series, which follows a married British couple who move to the USA and struggle to adjust to life in a brand new country.

This project was cancelled before being produced."

Perhaps David just wasn't available pre-pandemic? I don't know. Catherine went off and did both Hard Cell and The Nan Movie instead without him; followed by Queen of Oz.

Which is very sad for us Tatennant fans. I mean, I love Catherine Tate but the dynamic between her and David is electrifying on screen. I really don't know why TV producers don't make the most of that. Could RTD have copyrighted it somehow? 🤔 Nah, that sounds daft. Although they are forever linked to Doctor Who now.

As for a fanfic.... ooh, you flatterer!

I do love a nice AU as a writing challenge, as you know; so this is a very tempting idea.

Hmm. I'll write myself some notes and wait for my brain to decide what happens next. Hopefully it'll let me actualy finish the Persuasion AU I've started, but you never know with these things.

Sorry for always seeming to be too busy to write fanfiction stories. My workload at work has eased (thankfully) but the psoriatic arthritis in my hands is doing me no favours; and hubby's health has taken a bit of a nosedive, so that has to be seen to. On the plus side, I'm able to do a little bit more baking these days, so it's swings and roundabouts (do Americans call these merrygorounds? I'm not sure), as they say.

But it certainly helps (an awful lot) to know that people like you are willing to encourage me to write ❤️

Thank you!!

[themadvigilantist]

guess who's back, back again

just so you know, catherine tate is the only one to get her own david tennant four (or five*) times.

joannie "nan" taylor and the ghost of christmas present (hes a christmas ghost he gets to visit her every christmas)

lauren cooper and mr. logan, the shakespeare - i mean - the english teacher (they literally had to have a one on one class with her and by dialogue alone its not his first tiktok with lauren whenever the lesson derailed. hes stuck with her)

beatrice and benedick (much ado about nothing, tennant and tate edition)

not thing donna and not thing 14th dr (rip yall wouldve been great vampires. yes its a dw lore pun shush)

and of course bigenerated 14 and donna** (he moved to france to avoiding bumping into yaz and martha but im like you dumbo, martha walked the bloody planet she can find ur dilf arse anywhere)

*note: it would've been six for the mini series americons with david and catherine, under production by bad wolf studios under julie gardner. its probably shelved though. maybe. we'll see. considering hes growing his hair out again...

**another note: uh clearly 10 and donna but by big finish logic, they are 'best friends but they may kiss' romantic and this has happened again with 10 and missy so needless to say.... uh they got an audio kiss for doctordonna and doctormissy but absolutely nothing for rose tyler and i feel like if they do make a doctormartha audio its not going to go by tv or comic and they are just shagging in front of everyones salads and its very clear that 10 is a power bottom for martha only. its why rtd is trying to sync up everything to avoid big finish from doing it coward i see youuuuu.

[emmacrb]

Shows I watched in 2022/2021/2020

Since 2020 I’ve been posting “movies I watched in 2020/2021/2022″ etc so I thought I could do that for shows I watched/rewatched aswell?  Mostly rewatched. Didn’t always finish them/watch every single episode. Might not completely be in order- I might go back & forth. (Sometimes you can tell what show I’m watching atm from my tumblr posts lol) Me watching reactions doesn’t count- but if they’re full length reactions maybe? 

2022

- (Continuing) My Little Pony Friendship is Magic inc Equestria Girls? (was gonna finish lol) - Mr Men & Little Miss (was gonna finish lol) - Dangermouse (live twitch reactions then watching them on my own) - Jackie Chan Adventures (just season 1) - (saw South Park season 25 when it was on) - Beavis & Butthead (didn’t finish) - started Tom & Jerry? - Queer Duck - Hard Drinkin Lincoln - Stripperella - Miami 7/ L.A 7 (was gonna finish lol) - Fifi and the Flowertots (gonna finish, looking for more episodes lol) - Started Wild West? (sitcom) - Men Behaving Badly - Dragonball (live reactions on twitch) - Spongebob Squarepants (didn’t get to finish season 3) - sometimes watch The Simpsons - (couple of episodes of Ren & Stimpy/Hamtaro?/Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers/The Royle Family/ITV Pantos/Catherine Tate’s Nan..) (Watching full length reactions to My Hero, Vicar of Dibley and Gavin & Stacey and stuff)

Let’s see if I can remember 2021?

2021

- Just finished South Park? - Pooch Perfect (UK) - Biker Mice from Mars (didn’t finish) - Powerpuff Girls Z - (Continuing) Sailor Moon (didn’t finish) & started Sailor Moon Crystal? - (Camp Lazlo & Dragonball clips?) - iCarly (almost finished lol) - Dragonball (live reactions on twitch then watching them on my own) - The Worst Witch (live reactions on twitch) - Coming of Age (didn’t finish) - Cleopatra Comin Atcha (the ones I could find) - started My Little Pony Friendship is Magic inc Equestria Girls? - sometimes watch The Simpsons

Let’s see if I can remember 2020?

2020

- Gavin & Stacey - Drawn Together - Hamtaro? - The Cleveland Show? - A LOT of South Park throughout the year - Fur TV  - The Cramp Twins - Sailor Moon (didn’t finish) - Fairly Odd Parents? - My Hero? - Beavis & Butthead? - Any Camp Lazlo? - Wheel of Fortune? - Your Face or Mine? - Always watching The Simpsons 

(Just edited this again)

[zippocreed501]

The Catherine Tate Show - Nan

[natrickpash]

The Nan Movie was ... not at all what I expected. Though with a name like Arsemunch I should have had an inkling.

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[beanhusk]

[jackbatchelor3]

James Bond comes face-to-face with Catherine Tate's Nan Comic Relief BBC

[fyeah-olivia-colman]

Nan meeting The Queen

[tenandtate]

They’re fantastic

Credit: @warnerbrosuk on TikTok