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Dawson's Electric Cinema. Les Dawson
Dawson's Electric Cinema

Dawson's Electric Cinema

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1975
  • 1 episode

One-off sitcom in which Les Dawson and his family run a flea-pit cinema. Also features Roy Barraclough, Stuart Dawson, Deborah Watling, Daphne Oxenford, Paul Luty and Eddie Davies

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Dawson's Electric Cinema. Les Dawson

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1975
Channel
ITV
Episodes
1
Stars
Les Dawson, Roy Barraclough, Stuart Dawson, Deborah Watling, Daphne Oxenford, Paul Luty and Eddie Davies
Writers
Barry Cryer and David Nobbs
Director
Ronnie Baxter
Producer
Ronnie Baxter
Company

A nostalgic flashback to the early days of the Silver Screen in which Les revisits his local childhood cinema and portrays a host of characters from the past - including his own father.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 3rd April 1975 at 9pm on ITV1
Episode length
1 hour

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