The Story Of Variety With Michael Grade
- TV documentary
- BBC Four
- 2011
- 2 episodes (1 series)
Television executive Michael Grade presents a history of variety in Britain, charting the heights of the stage era to the rise of television. Features Michael Grade, Ken Dodd, Roy Hudd, Peter Prichard, Maurice Sellar and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Onto The Box
What happened to the variety stars once the theatres closed and the cameras beckoned? Michael Grade tells the ups and downs of the variety stars on television.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 7th March 2011
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Michael Grade | Host / Presenter |
| Ken Dodd | Self |
| Roy Hudd | Self |
| Peter Prichard | Self |
| Maurice Sellar | Self |
| Donald Auty | Self |
| Dabber Davis | Self |
| Bruce Forsyth | Self |
| Barry Cryer | Self |
| Doreen Wise | Self |
| Janet Brown | Self |
| Val Doonican | Self |
| Laurie Mansfield | Self |
| Helen Shapiro | Self |
| John Fisher | Self |
| Russell Watson | Self |
| Frankie Howerd | Self (Archive Material) |
| Eric Morecambe | Self (Archive Material) |
| Ernie Wise | Self (Archive Material) |
| Lucy Kenwright | Director |
| Lucy Kenwright | Producer |
| Caroline Wright | Executive Producer |
| Joe Haughey (as Joseph Haughey) | Editor |
| Jennie Wright | Editor |