The Story Of Variety With Michael Grade
- TV documentary
- BBC Four
- 2011
- 2 episodes (1 series)
Television executive Michael Grade presents a history of variety in Britain, charting the heights of the stage era to the rise of television. Features Michael Grade, Ken Dodd, Roy Hudd, Peter Prichard, Maurice Sellar and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - After The War
Sixty years ago every UK town had a variety theatre. Michael Grade tells the story of this lost world.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 28th February 2011
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Michael Grade | Host / Presenter |
| Ken Dodd | Self |
| Roy Hudd | Self |
| Peter Prichard | Self |
| Maurice Sellar | Self |
| Donald Auty | Self |
| Dabber Davis | Self |
| Bruce Forsyth | Self |
| Barry Cryer | Self |
| Doreen Wise | Self |
| Janet Brown | Self |
| Val Doonican | Self |
| Laurie Mansfield | Self |
| Helen Shapiro | Self |
| Kenneth Earle | Self |
| Peter Elliott | Self |
| Mike Winters | Self |
| Des O'Connor | Self (Archive Material) |
| Lucy Kenwright | Director |
| Lucy Kenwright | Producer |
| Caroline Wright | Executive Producer |
| Joe Haughey (as Joseph Haughey) | Editor |
| Jennie Wright | Editor |