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Heroes Of Comedy

Heroes Of Comedy (1995)

  • TV documentary
  • Channel 4
  • 1995 - 2003
  • 33 episodes (6 series)

Long-running documentary series looking at some of the greatest and most famous names in British comedy.

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Series 2, Episode 1 - Les Dawson

Celebrating the comedy of Les Dawson with clips from his shows and tributes from friends, colleagues, and his widow Tracy.

Further details

Extracts are included from The David Nixon Show, The Dawson Watch, Parkinson, Dawson & Friends, Sez Les, Blankety Blank, The Les Dawson Show, The Good Old Days, Holiday With Strings, a situation comedy that was written specially for Dawson by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, two Royal Variety Performances, and an appearance on the Open University in 1981.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 16th April 1997
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Guest cast
Barry Cryer Self
John Cleese Self
Dave Allen Self
Mike Craig Self
Alan Plater Self
Hughie Green Self
Ken Dodd Self
Jane Horrocks Self
Tracy Dawson Self
Mo Moreland Self
Les Dawson Self (Archive Material)
Writing team
John Fisher Writer
Production team
Thomas Atkinson (as Tom Atkinson) Director
John Fisher Producer
Mark Sangster Editor

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