TV Show

The Cannon & Ball Show

A comedy variety show featuring the double act of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.

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7 seasons

47 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1979

Rating

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Season 1

6 episodes
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Show One
Episode 1

Show One

Episode 1 • Jul 28, 1979

With guest stars Liza Goddard and Michael Robbins.

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Show Two
Episode 2

Show Two

Episode 2 • Aug 04, 1979

With guest stars Maureen Lipman and Sydney Tafler.

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Show Three
Episode 3

Show Three

Episode 3 • Oct 26, 1979

With guest star Ernest Clark. (This episode was shown nearly three months after the previous one due to a strike by ITV technicians.)

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Episode 4

Show Four

Episode 4 • Nov 02, 1979

With guest star June Whitfield.

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Episode 5

Show Five

Episode 5 • Nov 09, 1979

With guest star Hugh Paddick.

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Episode 6

Show Six

Episode 6 • Nov 16, 1979

With guest stars Bernard Kay and Irene Handl.

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Season 2

8 episodes
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Show One
Episode 1

Show One

Episode 1 • Apr 11, 1980

British film icon Diana Dors joins Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball for another helping of tomfoolery in this show. Music is provided by resident band Ritz.

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Episode 2

Show Two

Episode 2 • Apr 18, 1980

Against his better judgement, Doctor at Large star Ernest Clark is roped into a slapstick mime performance set in a cafeteria.

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Show Three
Episode 3

Show Three

Episode 3 • Apr 25, 1980

In another classic show, the dynamic duo are joined by special guest Peggy Mount, everyone's favourite TV battleaxe and unforgettable star of The Larkins and You're Only Young Twice.

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Episode 4

Show Four

Episode 4 • May 02, 1980

Elizabeth Estensen (The Liver Birds) and actress and singer Luan Peters (aka Carol Keyes) have a few surprises in store when they join Tommy and Bobby for another fun-packed show.

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Episode 5

Show Five

Episode 5 • May 09, 1980

More breezy broadsides are fired at various targets, while Ruby James of resident pop group Ritz sighs Anyone Who Had a Heart, and the Ritz boys join Tommy and Bobby for a rendition of Sweet Georgia Brown.

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Show Six
Episode 6

Show Six

Episode 6 • May 16, 1980

Tommy calls Bobby's bluff and lets him announce the show - giving him a taste of his own medicine along the way!

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Season 3

6 episodes
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Show One
Episode 1

Show One

Episode 1 • Apr 25, 1981

With guests Jeep, Dai Francis and John Boulter.

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Show Two
Episode 2

Show Two

Episode 2 • May 02, 1981

With guests Anne Murray and Ritz

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Show Three
Episode 3

Show Three

Episode 3 • May 09, 1981

With guest Anne Murray.

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Show Four
Episode 4

Show Four

Episode 4 • May 16, 1981

With guests Lulu and Cornsilk.

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Show Five
Episode 5

Show Five

Episode 5 • May 23, 1981

With guest Alan Price.

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Show Six
Episode 6

Show Six

Episode 6 • May 30, 1981

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Season 4

7 episodes
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Cannon and Ball at Drury Lane
Episode 1

Cannon and Ball at Drury Lane

Episode 1 • Jan 02, 1982

A comedy special from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, featuring Cannon and Ball and their guests Jack Jones, international illusionist Zee and Co., the Brian Rogers Dancers, and Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra

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Episode 2

Show One

Episode 2 • May 08, 1982

Featuring global singing star Iris Williams, as well as snooker champion Steve Davis.

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Episode 3

Show Two

Episode 3 • May 15, 1982

Featuring the 1970s' Prince of Pop, David Essex.

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Episode 4

Show Three

Episode 4 • May 22, 1982

Featuring comedy legend and veteran entertainer Bruce Forsyth.

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Episode 5

Show Four

Episode 5 • May 29, 1982

A sharp-suited Adam Ant performs his Number One solo hit 'Goody Two Shoes'...and manages to humiliate Bobby and Tommy in the process.

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Episode 6

Show Five

Episode 6 • Jun 05, 1982

Featuring the multi-talented Frankie Laine, and Tommy and Bobby's lovely Boys in Blue co-star Suzanne Danielle.

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Season 5

7 episodes
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The Cannon and Ball Easter Show
Episode 1

The Cannon and Ball Easter Show

Episode 1 • Apr 02, 1983

Tommy and Bobby's Easter guests include the great Eric Sykes, Neasden's Queen of Soul Mari Wilson, Jill Gascoine and singing duo Renee and Renato.

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Episode 2

Show One

Episode 2 • Dec 03, 1983

Tommy and Bobby are joined by the ageless pop legend Cliff Richard, and Windsor Davis - star of classic sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum.

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Episode 3

Show Two

Episode 3 • Dec 10, 1983

Tommy and Bobby, Herb Reed (The Platters) and Black Beauty star Stacy Dorning join Status Quo for a rendition of their hit Marguerita Time.

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Episode 4

Show Three

Episode 4 • Dec 17, 1983

Shakin' Stevens, Sarah Brightman and Jocky Wilson, Kirkaldy's champion of the oche, are the lads' guests for this fun-packed show.

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Episode 5

Show Four

Episode 5 • Jan 07, 1984

The boys are joined by The Three Degrees, Una Stubbs and Roger Whittaker - who performs I'm Back.

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Episode 6

Show Five

Episode 6 • Jan 14, 1984

Tommy and Bobby's star guests in this show are Diana Dors and Bee Gee Robin Gibb.

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Season 6

6 episodes
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Show One
Episode 1

Show One

Episode 1 • Oct 13, 1984

Tommy and Bobby's guests include singing stars Engelbert Humperdinck and The Beverley Sisters, and all-girl group The Little Foxes.

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Episode 2

Show Two

Episode 2 • Oct 20, 1984

The dynamic duo's guests for this show are actor and pop/country star Guy Mitchell, disco legends Sister Sledge, and Scotland's Big Country.

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Show Three
Episode 3

Show Three

Episode 3 • Oct 27, 1984

Singer Paul Young and pianist Richard Clayderman are the boys' musical guests on this show.

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Show Four
Episode 4

Show Four

Episode 4 • Nov 03, 1984

Guest star Rik Mayall gives Tommy and Bobby the runaround as an infuriatingly obstinate tourist information clerk...

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Show Five
Episode 5

Show Five

Episode 5 • Nov 10, 1984

Singer-songwriter Brook Benton, Cockney duo Chas and Dave, Brit-funk band Shakatak, and Grange Hill star Michael Sheard join the boys for another fun-filled show.

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Episode 6

Show Six

Episode 6 • Nov 17, 1984

Tommy and Bobby's guests are Jimmy Tarbuck, Henry Cooper, and a cappella chart-toppers The Flying Pickets.

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Season 7

7 episodes
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Christmas Cannon and Ball
Episode 1

Christmas Cannon and Ball

Episode 1 • Dec 21, 1985

Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball host a Christmas Special, with guests including Hi de Hi star Ruth Madoc and actor/singer Paul Nicholas.

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Episode 2

Show One

Episode 2 • Apr 26, 1986

The lads recount their experiences while staying in a luxury London apartment during the making of their series; their special guest is Michael Aspel.

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Episode 3

Show Two

Episode 3 • May 03, 1986

A quiet Sunday's Scrabble match is interrupted by the arrival of Britain's happiest married couple.

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Episode 4

Show Three

Episode 4 • May 10, 1986

Tommy and Bobby discover what friendship is all about when a drunken Bobby wakes up with a severe hangover.

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Show Four
Episode 5

Show Four

Episode 5 • May 17, 1986

Can Bobby keep his temper for a whole day? Tommy bets he can't. But so he can be sure of winning, Bobby plans a few surprises, including a visit to a Japanese restaurant.

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Episode 6

Show Five

Episode 6 • May 24, 1986

Bobby's untidiness becomes such an irritation for Tommy that the boys' friendship is put to the test.

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