Cannon and Ball's Casino
| Cannon and Ball's Casino | |
|---|---|
| Genre | variety show |
| Directed by | Graham Wetherell |
| Presented by | Cannon and Ball |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (plus unaired pilot) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 19 May 1990 – 25 August 1990[1] |
Cannon and Ball's Casino (also known as Casino) was a short-lived variety programme hosted by the veteran comedy team of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball. It was described as part comedy-show, part game-show and aired on Saturday evening at 6.10 pm.[1][2] The guests were entertainers such as Mike Osman, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Roxette and Big Country.
Episodes
The series ran for 9 episodes. The show ran weekly for 7 episodes and then skipped 6 weeks before resuming its weekly schedule. In addition, there is an unaired pilot.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | May 19, 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests Roxette singing "It Must Have Been Love", Big Country signing "Save Me", and comedian Paul Squire. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | May 26, 1990 | ||
| With guests Halo James singing "Magic Hour", Dusty Springfield singing "Reputation", and magician Paul Zenon. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | June 2, 1990 | ||
| With guests Paul Young singing "Softly Whispering", Fuzzbox singing "Your Loss My Gain", and stand-up comedian Rob Newman. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | June 9, 1990 | ||
| With guests Beloved singing "Time After Time", Indecent Obsession singing "Say Goodbye", and comedian Bradley Walsh. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | June 16, 1990 | ||
| With guests The London Boys singing "Chapel Of Love", Kim Wilde singing "Time", and comedian Chris Luby. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | June 23, 1990 | ||
| With guests River City People singing "California Dreaming", Tanita Tikaram singing "Thursday's Child" and comedian Mick Miller. | ||||
| 7 | June 30, 1990 | |||
| With guests Big Fun, Elkie Brooks and impressionist George Marshall. | ||||
| 8 | August 18, 1990 | |||
| With guests Gilbert O'Sullivan singing "Very Mention of Your Name", Jesus Jones singing "Info Freako" and magician John Lenahan.[3] | ||||
| 9 | August 25, 1990 | |||
| With guests Leo Sayer singing "The Cool Touch", Hothouse Flowers singing "I Can See Clearly Now" and comedian Mike Osman.[4] | ||||
References
- 1 2 "BBC - Comedy Guide - Cannon And Ball". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- ↑ "Preview: Cannon and Ball at Princess Royal, Port Talbot". Wales Online. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ↑ "Casino[18/08/90]". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Casino[25/08/90]". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
External links
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