The Les Dawson Show

*The Les Dawson Show*
The Les Dawson Show
Genre	Variety show
Written by	Roy Barraclough; Les Dawson; Tony Hare; Terry Ravenscroft; Peter Robinson; Peter Vincent;
Starring	Les Dawson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	33
Production
Producers	John Ammonds (series 1); Ernest Maxin (series 2–3); Robin Nash (series 4); Stewart Morris (series 5);
Running time	30 minutes; 35 minutes (series 3; two episodes of series 2)
Production company	BBC Television
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	21 January 1978 –; 23 November 1989

The Les Dawson Show was a variety show that aired on BBC1 intermittently from 1978 through 1989. The show starred comedian Les Dawson (1931–1993), who had previously starred in the ITV sketch comedy programme Sez Les (1969–76), followed by Dawson and Friends (1977). The Les Dawson Show also featured sketch comedy, as well as stand-up comedy, guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances.