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Full Cast & Crew

Series Writing Credits  

Carey Edwards ... (script) (2 episodes, 1955)
Gale Pedrick ... (script) (5 episodes, 1952-1954)

Series Cast  

Vic Oliver ...  Self - Host 35 episodes, 1952-1957
British Concert Orchestra British Concert Orchestra ...  Themselves 23 episodes, 1952-1957
Michel De Lutry Michel De Lutry ...  Self 13 episodes, 1952-1957
Domini Callaghan Domini Callaghan ...  Self 12 episodes, 1952-1957
The George Mitchell Singers The George Mitchell Singers ...  Themselves 9 episodes, 1954-1957
Victor Platt Victor Platt ...  Self 6 episodes, 1952-1955
Marjorie Woodhams Marjorie Woodhams ...  Self 5 episodes, 1952-1954
Cyril Fletcher Cyril Fletcher ...  Self 4 episodes, 1952-1956
Laurence Payne ...  Self 4 episodes, 1954-1957
Peter Haigh Peter Haigh ...  Self 4 episodes, 1956
Vanda Vale Vanda Vale ...  Self 4 episodes, 1956
Bruce Trent Bruce Trent ...  Self 3 episodes, 1952-1957
Vanessa Lee Vanessa Lee ...  Self 3 episodes, 1952-1956
Eric Barker ...  Self 3 episodes, 1954-1957
Pearl Hackney ...  Self 3 episodes, 1954-1957
Elsie Waters Elsie Waters ...  Self 3 episodes, 1954-1957
Doris Waters Doris Waters ...  Self 3 episodes, 1954-1957
Irene Handl ...  Self 3 episodes, 1954-1956
Robb Wilton Robb Wilton ...  Self 3 episodes, 1954-1956
Jeanne Lusby Jeanne Lusby ...  Self 3 episodes, 1954-1956
Richard Murdoch ...  Self 3 episodes, 1955-1957
Kenneth Horne Kenneth Horne ...  Self 3 episodes, 1955-1957
Patricia Bartlett Patricia Bartlett ...  Self 3 episodes, 1955-1956
Christopher Hodge Christopher Hodge ...  Self 3 episodes, 1956
Alex MacIntosh Alex MacIntosh ...  Self - Announcer 3 episodes, 1956
Jimmy Young Jimmy Young ...  Self 2 episodes, 1952-1954
Clifton Fadiman Clifton Fadiman ...  Self - Host 2 episodes, 1952-1954
Alan Loveday Alan Loveday ...  Self 2 episodes, 1952-1954
Coco the Clown ...  Self 2 episodes, 1952-1954
Olwen Price Olwen Price ...  Self 2 episodes, 1952-1954
Margaret Tate Margaret Tate ...  Self 2 episodes, 1952-1953
Bernard Braden ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1957
Harry Corbett Harry Corbett ...  Self - and Sooty 2 episodes, 1954-1957
Thomas Round Thomas Round ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1957
Marion Studholme Marion Studholme ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1957
Jack Warner ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1956
John Hargreaves John Hargreaves ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1956
Anne Shelton ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Ravic & Babs Ravic & Babs ...  Themselves 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Sheila Mossman Sheila Mossman ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954-1955
Harry Locke Harry Locke ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954
Jack Horton Jack Horton ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954
Amy Shuard Amy Shuard ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954
Robert de Warren Robert de Warren ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954
Sheila Holt Sheila Holt ...  Self 2 episodes, 1954
Lisa Thawnton Lisa Thawnton ...  Dancer / ... 2 episodes, 1954
William McAlpine William McAlpine ...  Self 2 episodes, 1955-1956
Ronnie Hilton Ronnie Hilton ...  Self 2 episodes, 1956-1957
Ronald Dowd Ronald Dowd ...  Self 2 episodes, 1957
John Mills ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Stanley Baker ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Joan Greenwood ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Phyllis Calvert ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Jack Watling ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Anna Neagle ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Diana Wynyard ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Beatrice Lillie ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Henry Kendall ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Arthur Askey ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Dick Bentley ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Richard Tucker ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Elaine Dunn Elaine Dunn ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
The Television Toppers The Television Toppers ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1952
Humphrey Morton Humphrey Morton ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Ethel Revnell ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Richard Dimbleby Richard Dimbleby ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Freddie Mills Freddie Mills ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Alf Pearson Alf Pearson ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Gloria Nord Gloria Nord ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Bob Pearson Bob Pearson ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Sylvia Campbell Sylvia Campbell ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Rosina Raisbeck Rosina Raisbeck ...  Self 1 episode, 1952
Sybil Thorndike ...  Self 1 episode, 1953
Dora Bryan ...  Self 1 episode, 1953
Michael Langdon Michael Langdon ...  Self 1 episode, 1953
Derek Westlake Derek Westlake ...  Self 1 episode, 1953
Glynis Johns ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Bob Hope ...  Self (telerecorded appearance) 1 episode, 1954
Margaret Lockwood ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Gudrun Ure Gudrun Ure ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Kenneth Connor ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Donald Sinden ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Jacqueline Susann ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Bernard Miles 1 episode, 1954
Kathleen Harrison ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Bob Monkhouse ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Dandy Nichols ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Tod Slaughter ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Yvonne Mitchell ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Donald Wolfit 1 episode, 1954
Aud Johansen Aud Johansen ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Cicely Courtneidge ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Percy Edwards Percy Edwards ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Richard Hearne Richard Hearne ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Gay Cameron Gay Cameron ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Ian Wallace Ian Wallace ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Florence Desmond 1 episode, 1954
Charles Trenet ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Roger Price Roger Price ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Noelle Middleton ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Maudie Edwards Maudie Edwards ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Hélène Cordet Hélène Cordet ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Frances Day ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Philip Guard Philip Guard 1 episode, 1954
Cameron Hall Cameron Hall ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Denis Goodwin Denis Goodwin ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Charles Mortimer Charles Mortimer ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Pat Pleasance Pat Pleasance ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Jean Sablon ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Rosalind Iden Rosalind Iden 1 episode, 1954
Yvette Chauviré ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Les Marcellis Les Marcellis ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1954
Clifford Stanton Clifford Stanton ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Guy Massey Guy Massey 1 episode, 1954
Tom Gillis Tom Gillis ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Denys Palmer Denys Palmer ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Peter Darrell Peter Darrell 1 episode, 1954
Ernest Hare Ernest Hare 1 episode, 1954
Ivan Staff Ivan Staff ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Julian Bream ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Max Jaffa Max Jaffa ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Joy Harvey Joy Harvey 1 episode, 1954
Dennis Brain Dennis Brain ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Freddie Sales Freddie Sales ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Edgar Evans Edgar Evans ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Andrea Lea Andrea Lea ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Alexander Young Alexander Young ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Robert Harrold Robert Harrold 1 episode, 1954
Ereach Riley ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Molly Lumley Molly Lumley ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
David Godfrey David Godfrey ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Jimmy Edmundson Jimmy Edmundson ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Robert Algar Robert Algar ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Rowland Jones Rowland Jones ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Herbert Hainsworth Herbert Hainsworth ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Michael Bayston Michael Bayston ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
The Pan Yue Yen Troupe The Pan Yue Yen Troupe ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1954
Hermione Harvey Hermione Harvey 1 episode, 1954
Lee Lawrence Lee Lawrence ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Jane Evans Jane Evans ...  Self 1 episode, 1954
Sinclair & Spaulding Sinclair & Spaulding ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1954
Jack Hawkins ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Peter Butterworth ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Constance Cummings ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Moyra Fraser ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Rose Hill Rose Hill ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Margaret Johnston ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Ray Jackson Ray Jackson ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Owen Holder Owen Holder ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Jimmy Wheeler Jimmy Wheeler ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
The Volantes The Volantes ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1955
Forbes Robinson Forbes Robinson ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Alexander Bennett Alexander Bennett ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Rawicz and Landauer Rawicz and Landauer ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1955
Jose Moreno Jose Moreno ...  Self 1 episode, 1955
Robert Beatty ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Martine Carol ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Miriam Karlin ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Eric Morecambe ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Ernie Wise ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Christian-Jaque ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Lita Roza Lita Roza ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Shirley Abicair Shirley Abicair ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Teddy Johnson Teddy Johnson ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Pearl Carr Pearl Carr ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Barbara Howitt Barbara Howitt ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Chester Harriott Chester Harriott ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
The Hassani Troupe The Hassani Troupe ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1956
Gaston Palmer Gaston Palmer ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
John Holmes John Holmes ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Jacqueline Delman Jacqueline Delman ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Hall Norman and Ladd Hall Norman and Ladd ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1956
The Flying DePauls The Flying DePauls ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1956
Jean Campbell Jean Campbell ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Vic Evans Vic Evans ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Albert Ward Albert Ward ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Frederick Sharp Frederick Sharp ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Sheila Nelson Sheila Nelson ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Charles Ancaster Charles Ancaster ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Ray Ellington Quartet Ray Ellington Quartet ...  Themselves 1 episode, 1956
Les Ward Les Ward ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Sheila Rex Sheila Rex ...  Self 1 episode, 1956
Fay Compton ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Helen Haye ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Elizabeth Larner Elizabeth Larner ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Carole Carr ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Mark Stuart Mark Stuart ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Rowena Jackson Rowena Jackson ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Brian Ashbridge Brian Ashbridge ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Albert Burdon Albert Burdon ...  Self - and Company 1 episode, 1957
Lucille Graham Lucille Graham ...  Self 1 episode, 1957
Ian Hendry ...  Clown (1956) unknown episodes
Zsa Zsa Gabor unknown episodes
Trevor Howard unknown episodes
Terry-Thomas unknown episodes
Bette Simons Bette Simons unknown episodes

Series Produced by 

Graeme Muir ... producer (19 episodes, 1954-1957)
Bill Ward ... producer (14 episodes, 1952-1954)

Series Production Design by 

John Cooper ... (10 episodes, 1952-1957)
Richard R. Greenough ... (3 episodes, 1952-1954)
Richard Wilmot ... (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
Michael Yates ... (3 episodes, 1954)
Stephen Taylor ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
James Bould ... (1 episode, 1953)
Lawrence Broadhouse ... (1 episode, 1954)
Tony Abbott ... (1 episode, 1956)
Gordon Roland ... (1 episode, 1956)
Donald Horne ... (1 episode, 1957)

Series Music Department 

Reginald Morley ... orchestra leader (13 episodes, 1954-1957)
Jack Walker ... assistant conductor (10 episodes, 1952-1954)
Philip Martell ... associate conductor / assistant conductor (9 episodes, 1955-1956)
Vic Oliver ... conductor (3 episodes, 1956)

Series Additional Crew 

Michel De Lutry ... choreography by / choreographer / ballet master (12 episodes, 1952-1957)
Hazel Gee ... choreography by / choreographer (7 episodes, 1954)
Felicity Gray ... choreographer (4 episodes, 1955-1956)
Mark Stuart ... choreographer (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Freddie Carpenter ... choreographer (1 episode, 1952)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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