Cannon and Ball's Casino
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.
| 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 – 25 August 1990[1] |
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 | TBA | 19 May 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests Roxette singing "It Must Have Been Love", Big Country signing "Save Me", and comedian Paul Squire. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | TBA | 26 May 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests Halo James singing "Magic Hour", Dusty Springfield singing "Reputation", and magician Paul Zenon. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | TBA | 2 June 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests Paul Young singing "Softly Whispering", Fuzzbox singing "Your Loss My Gain", and stand-up comedian Rob Newman. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | TBA | 9 June 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests Beloved singing "Time After Time", Indecent Obsession singing "Say Goodbye", and comedian Bradley Walsh. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | TBA | 16 June 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests The London Boys singing "Chapel of Love", Kim Wilde singing "Time", and comedian Chris Luby. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | TBA | 23 June 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests River City People singing "California Dreaming", Tanita Tikaram singing "Thursday's Child" and comedian Mick Miller. | |||||
| TBA | 7 | TBA | 30 June 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests Big Fun, Elkie Brooks and impressionist George Marshall. | |||||
| TBA | 8 | TBA | 18 August 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests Gilbert O'Sullivan singing "Very Mention of Your Name", Jesus Jones singing "Info Freako" and magician John Lenahan.[3] | |||||
| TBA | 9 | TBA | 25 August 1990 | N/A | |
| With guests Leo Sayer singing "The Cool Touch", Hothouse Flowers singing "I Can See Clearly Now" and comedian Mike Osman.[4] | |||||
References
- "BBC - Comedy Guide - Cannon And Ball". Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "Preview: Cannon and Ball at Princess Royal, Port Talbot". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- "Casino[18 August 1990]". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- "Casino[25 August 1990]". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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