The Cannon & Ball Show (1979)
A comedy variety show featuring the double act of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.
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Episode 1 - Show One
Release Date: 1980-04-11British film icon Diana Dors joins Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball for another helping of tomfoolery in this show. Music is provided by resident band Ritz.
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Episode 2 - Show Two
Release Date: 1980-04-18Against his better judgement, Doctor at Large star Ernest Clark is roped into a slapstick mime performance set in a cafeteria.
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Episode 3 - Show Three
Release Date: 1980-04-25In another classic show, the dynamic duo are joined by special guest Peggy Mount, everyone's favourite TV battleaxe and unforgettable star of The Larkins and You're Only Young Twice.
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Episode 4 - Show Four
Release Date: 1980-05-02Elizabeth Estensen (The Liver Birds) and actress and singer Luan Peters (aka Carol Keyes) have a few surprises in store when they join Tommy and Bobby for another fun-packed show.
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Episode 5 - Show Five
Release Date: 1980-05-09More breezy broadsides are fired at various targets, while Ruby James of resident pop group Ritz sighs Anyone Who Had a Heart, and the Ritz boys join Tommy and Bobby for a rendition of Sweet Georgia Brown.
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Episode 6 - Show Six
Release Date: 1980-05-16Tommy calls Bobby's bluff and lets him announce the show - giving him a taste of his own medicine along the way!
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Episode 7 - Show Seven
Release Date: 1980-05-23Bobby gets into trouble with Tommy when he finds out that they've both been chatting up the same wardrobe girl.
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Episode 8 - Special: Cannon and Ball For Christmas
Release Date: 1980-12-20Cannon and Ball see the year out with a bang in the first of their many Christmas specials. Comedienne and impressionist Faith Brown shares in the madness and merriment, and music comes from The Char-lettes - singers with a difference, led by the multi-talented Bertice Reading. The show also features the Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra and the Brian Rogers Dancers.