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Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Two
  • 2018
  • 1 episode

A documentary celebrating the life of Sir Ken Dodd. Features Anne Dodd, Ricky Tomlinson, Claire Sweeney, James Jones, Peter Rogan and more.

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Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2018
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Features
Anne Dodd, Ricky Tomlinson, Claire Sweeney, James Jones, Peter Rogan, John Lewis, Roger McGough, David Hamilton and more
Writers
Tony Nicholson
Directors
Ian Denyer
Producers
Tony Nicholson, Mark Wells, Laurie Mansfield and Rachel Ashdown
Company

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were tells Sir Ken's story from his boyhood growing up in the 1930s in Knotty Ash, through his big break into show business and then on to his unrivalled career in entertainment.

Poignant and uplifting, the programme features interviews with the people who knew Sir Ken best - friends and family in Liverpool and beyond, and his many colleagues, admirers and fellow-performers from the world of entertainment. The programme also features an interview with Sir Ken's wife, Lady Anne Dodd.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 26th December 2018 at 9pm on BBC Two
Episode length
1 hour
Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 17th September 2023 at 10:05pm on BBC4
  • Thursday 11th May 2023 at 7:45pm on BBC4
  • Thursday 29th December 2022 at 7:45pm on BBC4

Recording details

  • Williamson Square (Liverpool) - Screening

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