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Les Dawson: The Lost Tapes
- TV documentary
- ITV1
- 2021
- 1 episode
Documentary showing previously unseen family footage and clips featuring Les Dawson. Also features Tracy Dawson, Charlotte Dawson, Brendan O'Carroll, Jason Manford, Omid Djalili and more.
![Les Dawson: The Lost Tapes. Image shows from L to R: Tracy Dawson, Charlotte Dawson Les Dawson: The Lost Tapes. Image shows from L to R: Tracy Dawson, Charlotte Dawson](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450/l/les_dawson_lost_tapes.jpg)
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2021
- Channel
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Tracy Dawson, Charlotte Dawson, Brendan O'Carroll, Jason Manford, Omid Djalili, John Thomson, Ruth Madoc, Gloria Hunniford and more
- Producers
- Helen Tonge and Stephen McGinn
- Company
Les Dawson was a comedy icon famed for his legendary gurn and piano bum notes and hilarious characters. Unearthing unique previously unseen family footage and clips, we reveal a very different side to his very public persona and discover the real Les away from the spotlight, family man and comedian.
This year would have been Les' 90th birthday. Teaming up with well-known fans including Mrs Brown's Brendan O Carroll, Jason Manford, Omid Djalili, John Thomson, and lifelong friends including Ruth Madoc and Gloria Hunniford as well as Les' wife and daughter, we also uncover never-before-seen material revealing surprises not just to his friends, but his family too.
Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 21st July 2021 at 9pm on ITV1
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- All previous repeats
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- Thursday 30th December 2021 at 10:15pm on ITV1
- Sunday 25th July 2021 at 10:20pm on ITV1