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Paul Merton's Palladium Story

Paul Merton's Palladium Story

TV documentary
BBC One
1994
2 episodes (1 series)

Short series telling the story of London's world-famous theatre, hosted by Paul Merton. Features Paul Merton, Charlie Drake, Des O'Connor, Eric Sykes, Harry Secombe and more.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Paul Merton	Host / Presenter View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Max Bygraves	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Charlie Drake	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Johnny Hutch	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Des O'Connor	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Beryl Reid	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Harry Secombe (as Sir Harry Secombe)	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Eric Sykes	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Jimmy Tarbuck	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Frankie Vaughan	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Norman Wisdom	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Josie Lawrence	Mrs Simpson (Beat The Clock contestant) View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1
Jim Sweeney	Mr Simpson (Beat The Clock contestant) View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1
Larry Adler	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years	1
Ken Brown	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1
Linford Hudson	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years	1
Patricia Kirkwood (as Pat Kirkwood)	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years	1
Len Lowe	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years	1
Vera Lynn (as Dame Vera Lynn)	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years	1
Jack Parnell	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1
Joan Regan	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years	1
Cliff Richard	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1
Helen Shapiro	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1
Jim Smith	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1
Norman Vaughan	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1
Bruce Welch	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
John Fisher	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Paul Merton	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Paul Kirrage	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
John Fisher	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Laurie Mansfield	Executive Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Mark Sangster	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2
Alex Clarke	Production Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Act One: The Variety Years Series 1, Episode 2 - Act Two: The Television Years	2