Series 1, Episode 3 - The Elder Statesman Of Comedy
Paul O'Grady charts Bob Monkhouse's reinvention as the elder statesman of British comedy from 1994 to his death in 2003 and sees how at the end of his life Bob was performing some of his most outstanding comedic work. Paul marvels at Bob's final stage performance, and tells the story of how his prized joke books went missing from the BBC.
Notes
This episode is dedicated to Peter Prichard, Bob's manager, 1932 - 2014.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 17th June 2015
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Paul O'Grady | Host / Presenter |
| Colin Edmonds | Self |
| Bob Monkhouse | Self (Archive Material) |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| Eamonn Holmes | Self |
| Abigail Williams | Self |
| Jon Culshaw | Self |
| Junior Simpson | Self |
| Bobby Bragg | Self |
| James Moir | Self |
| David Renwick | Self |
| Joe Pasquale | Self |
| Dominic Holland | Self |
| Debra Stephenson | Self |
| Steve Punt | Self |
| Tony Blackburn | Self |
| Geoff Miles | Self |
| Ricky Grover | Self |
| Gaby Roslin | Self |
| Alan Nixon | Self |
| John Murphy | Self |
| Alan Dedicoat | Self |
| John Rooney | Self |
| Jackie Monkhouse | Self (Archive Material) (Voice) |
| Kevin Bishop | Self |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Paul Minett | Writer |
| Brian Leveson | Writer |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| Mark Wells | Director |
| Colin Edmonds | Series Producer |
| Simon Lupton | Executive Producer |
| Mark Wells | Executive Producer |
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