Rent Les Dawson at ITV: The Specials (1977)
3.4 of 5 from 46 ratings
9h 0min
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- Synopsis:
Les Dawson's self-deprecating and enduringly bleak humour, coupled with a world-weary delivery honed in the working men's clubs of northern England, made him one of Britain's best-loved comedians. 'Sez Les' firmly established Les Dawson's reputation, running for over seven years and bringing his dour, miserablist humour to a wider viewing public. The success of this series enabled him to do a run of 'specials' throughout the 1970's, and this set collects nine - including two Christmas Specials and all four editions of 'Dawson and Friends': hour-long specials featuring the trademark mix of rambling monologues, sketches in which special guests appear alongside Les's own comic characters, and musical entertainment. Among the stars joining Les and stalwart sideman Roy Barraclough are John Cleese, Humphrey Lyttelton, Lulu, Willie Rushton, Olivia Newton-John, Dennis Waterman, Fred Trueman and Lynsey De Paul. This collection also includes Dawson's 'Electric Cinema', 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. - Actors:
- Les Dawson, Roy Barraclough, Moira Anderson, Susan Baker, Norman Chappell, Dana, Lynsey De Paul, Marcelline Dixon, Patrick Fyffe, Syd Lawrence, George Logan, Lulu, Don Lusher, Humphrey Lyttelton, The Nolans, Julian Orchard, William Rushton, Kathy Staff, Dennis Waterman, Stuart Dawson
- Directors:
- Len Lurcuck, Ivor Raymonde, Ronnie Baxter, David Mallet
- Producers:
- Vernon Lawrence, Ronnie Baxter, Bill Hitchcock
- Voiced By:
- Daphne Oxenford
- Writers:
- Barry Cryer, Les Dawson, Alec Gerrard, John Hudson, Bob Nicholson, David Nobbs, Peter Vincent
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Children & Family, TV Classics, TV Comedies
