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Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Two
  • 2013
  • 1 episode

Celebration of the life and work of controversial sit-down stand-up comic, Dave Allen. Features Kevin Day, Maggie Smith, Steven Berkoff, Nobby Clark, Mark Thomas and more.

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2013
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Features
Kevin Day, Maggie Smith, Steven Berkoff, Nobby Clark, Mark Thomas, Chris Larkin, Ian Davidson, Ed Allen and more
Directors
Verity Maidlow
Producers
Verity Maidlow, Geoff Atkinson and Gilly Hall
Company

One-hour special documentary celebrating the life and career Dave Allen.

Featuring rare, often previously unseen, archive and interviews with family, friends and colleagues, Dave Allen Night celebrates one of the BBC's most-loved stars.

Together with Dave's eldest son, daughter and widow, other interviewees include Dame Maggie Smith, Val Doonican, Stephen Frears and Steven Berkoff, as well as archive interviews which Sir Bill Cotton conducted shortly before he passed away.

And the cast and crew of Dave Allen At Large, his best-known, long-running show - from writers to designers, are to be reunited at BBC Television Centre one last time before the building closes its doors, to talk about their memories of working with Dave.

Commissioning Executive Gilly Hall said: "We are delighted to be celebrating the life and work of the inspired and extraordinary comedian, Dave Allen on BBC Two. He was an entertainer ahead of his time and an acclaimed actor too."

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 29th April 2013 at 9pm on BBC Two
Episode length
1 hour
Most recent repeats
  • Saturday 21st December 2019 at 9:20pm on BBC2
  • Saturday 30th March 2019 at 9:00pm on BBC2
  • Monday 2nd April 2018 at 10:00pm on BBC2

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