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	'''''The Les Dawson Show''''' was a [[variety show]] that aired on [[BBC1]] intermittently from 1978 through 1989. The show starred comedian [[Les Dawson]] (1931–1993), who had previously starred in the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[sketch comedy]] programme ''[[Sez Les]]'' (1969–76), followed by ''Dawson and Friends'' (1977). ''The Les Dawson Show'' also featured sketch comedy, as well as [[~~tand~~-up comedy]], guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_les_dawson_show/ \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' \|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>		'''''The Les Dawson Show''''' was a [[variety show]] that aired on [[BBC1]] intermittently from 1978 through 1989. The show starred comedian [[Les Dawson]] (1931–1993), who had previously starred in the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[sketch comedy]] programme ''[[Sez Les]]'' (1969–76), followed by ''Dawson and Friends'' (1977). ''The Les Dawson Show'' also featured sketch comedy, as well as [[stand-up comedy]], guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_les_dawson_show/ \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' \|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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	'''''The Les Dawson Show''''' was a [[w:variety show]] that aired on [[~~w:BBC1\|~~BBC1]] intermittently from 1978 through 1989. The show starred comedian [[Les Dawson]] (1931–1993), who had previously starred in the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[~~w:sketch comedy\|~~sketch comedy]] programme ''[[Sez Les]]'' (1969–76), followed by ''Dawson and Friends'' (1977). ''The Les Dawson Show'' also featured sketch comedy, as well as [[~~w:stand-up comedy\|stand~~-up comedy]], guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_les_dawson_show/ \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' \|website=[[~~w:British Comedy Guide\|~~British Comedy Guide]] \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>		'''''The Les Dawson Show''''' was a [[variety show]] that aired on [[BBC1]] intermittently from 1978 through 1989. The show starred comedian [[Les Dawson]] (1931–1993), who had previously starred in the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[sketch comedy]] programme ''[[Sez Les]]'' (1969–76), followed by ''Dawson and Friends'' (1977). ''The Les Dawson Show'' also featured sketch comedy, as well as [[tand-up comedy]], guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_les_dawson_show/ \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' \|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>

	==Overview==		==Overview==
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	[[File:Douglas Squires Dancers (1968).jpg\|thumb\|The Dougie Squires Dancers, pictured here in January 1968—ten years before their first appearance on ''The Les Dawson Show'']]		[[File:Douglas Squires Dancers (1968).jpg\|thumb\|The Dougie Squires Dancers, pictured here in January 1968—ten years before their first appearance on ''The Les Dawson Show'']]

	In the first series, transmitted in 1978, Dawson co-hosted the show with Scottish singer-songwriter [[w:Lulu (singer)\|Lulu]]. In addition to comedy sketches and songs by Dawson, Lulu, and guests artists, each episode featured performances by the Dougie Squires Dancers, with choreography by [[~~w:Dougie Squires\|~~Dougie Squires]]. The musical director at this time was [[w:John Coleman (musician)\|John Coleman]], and the arranger was Alan Roper. Episodes of this first series aired fortnightly rather than weekly.<ref name="Barfe_272-73"/>		In the first series, transmitted in 1978, Dawson co-hosted the show with Scottish singer-songwriter [[Lulu (singer)\|Lulu]]. In addition to comedy sketches and songs by Dawson, Lulu, and guests artists, each episode featured performances by the Dougie Squires Dancers, with choreography by [[Dougie Squires]]. The musical director at this time was [[John Coleman (musician)\|John Coleman]], and the arranger was Alan Roper. Episodes of this first series aired fortnightly rather than weekly.<ref name="Barfe_272-73"/>

	No new episodes of the show aired for more than three years. Then, in May 1981, BBC1 transmitted a bank holiday special that reunited Dawson with his longtime comedy compatriot [[Roy Barraclough]], and ''[[Sez Les]]'' writer Terry Ravenscroft.<ref name="Genome_1981-05-25">{{cite web \|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7608449ed6f245f299248fce032967c1 \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' (BBC One London, 25 May 1981) \|website=BBC Genome Project \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Pollock">{{cite web \|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ \|title=Obituary - Roy Barraclough, actor and star of ''Coronation Street'' \|date=1 June 2017 \|last=Pollock \|first=David \|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> It also replaced the Dougie Squires Dancers with Kids International, a multi-ethnic singing and dancing group assembled by the show's producer, [[~~w:Ernest Maxin\|~~Ernest Maxin]].<ref>Barfe (2012), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 p. 146]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Adventures in Chocolate: Hand-Made Truffles at Geoffroi \|last1=Hazzan \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Hazzan \|first2=Joan \|page=17 \|publisher=Thirdage \|year=2012 \|isbn=9780982759585 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hROCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 \|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Maxin, Barraclough, and Kids International stayed with the show through its second series—which premiered eight months later, in January 1982. For series two, [[~~w:Alyn Ainsworth\|~~Alyn Ainsworth]] joined-on as bandleader, and musical arrangements were handled by some new contributors to the programme, including [[~~w:Ivor Raymonde\|~~Ivor Raymonde]] and [[w:Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]. Roy Barraclough wrote and/or performed.		No new episodes of the show aired for more than three years. Then, in May 1981, BBC1 transmitted a bank holiday special that reunited Dawson with his longtime comedy compatriot [[Roy Barraclough]], and ''[[Sez Les]]'' writer Terry Ravenscroft.<ref name="Genome_1981-05-25">{{cite web \|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7608449ed6f245f299248fce032967c1 \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' (BBC One London, 25 May 1981) \|website=BBC Genome Project \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Pollock">{{cite web \|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ \|title=Obituary - Roy Barraclough, actor and star of ''Coronation Street'' \|date=1 June 2017 \|last=Pollock \|first=David \|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> It also replaced the Dougie Squires Dancers with Kids International, a multi-ethnic singing and dancing group assembled by the show's producer, [[Ernest Maxin]].<ref>Barfe (2012), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 p. 146]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Adventures in Chocolate: Hand-Made Truffles at Geoffroi \|last1=Hazzan \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Hazzan \|first2=Joan \|page=17 \|publisher=Thirdage \|year=2012 \|isbn=9780982759585 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hROCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 \|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Maxin, Barraclough, and Kids International stayed with the show through its second series—which premiered eight months later, in January 1982. For series two, [[Alyn Ainsworth]] joined-on as bandleader, and musical arrangements were handled by some new contributors to the programme, including [[Ivor Raymonde]] and [[Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]. Roy Barraclough wrote and/or performed.

	Later that year, Kids International got their own 30-minute Christmas special. ''The Kids International Show'' aired on 24 December 1982; Maxin produced and directed, while Alyn Ainsworth and orchestra provided music.<ref>Perry et al. (2014), [https://books.google.com/books?id=IJQACAAAQBAJ&pg=PA329 p. 329]</ref>		Later that year, Kids International got their own 30-minute Christmas special. ''The Kids International Show'' aired on 24 December 1982; Maxin produced and directed, while Alyn Ainsworth and orchestra provided music.<ref>Perry et al. (2014), [https://books.google.com/books?id=IJQACAAAQBAJ&pg=PA329 p. 329]</ref>

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	==See also==		==See also==
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	* ''[[Sez Les]]'' (1969)		* ''[[Sez Les]]'' (1969)
	* ''[[The Funny Side of Christmas]]'' (1982)		* ''[[The Funny Side of Christmas]]'' (1982)

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	\| producer = {{unbulleted list\|[[w:John Ammonds]] {{small\|(series 1)}}\|[[w:Ernest Maxin]] {{small\|(series 2–3)}}\|[[w:Robin Nash]] {{small\|(series 4)}}<ref>{{cite book \|title=Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush \|first=Graeme \|last=Thomson \|page=101 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-1sBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT101 \|edition=New \|year=2015 \|location=London \|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] \|isbn=9781783233922 \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>\|Stewart Morris {{small\|(series 5)}}}}		\| producer = {{unbulleted list\|[[w:John Ammonds\|John Ammonds]] {{small\|(series 1)}}\|[[w:Ernest Maxin\|Ernest Maxin]] {{small\|(series 2–3)}}\|[[w:Robin Nash\|Robin Nash]] {{small\|(series 4)}}<ref>{{cite book \|title=Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush \|first=Graeme \|last=Thomson \|page=101 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-1sBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT101 \|edition=New \|year=2015 \|location=London \|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] \|isbn=9781783233922 \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>\|Stewart Morris {{small\|(series 5)}}}}
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	\| producer = {{unbulleted list\|[[John Ammonds]] {{small\|(series 1)}}\|[[Ernest Maxin]] {{small\|(series 2–3)}}\|[[Robin Nash]] {{small\|(series 4)}}<ref>{{cite book \|title=Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush \|first=Graeme \|last=Thomson \|page=101 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-1sBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT101 \|edition=New \|year=2015 \|location=London \|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] \|isbn=9781783233922 \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>\|Stewart Morris {{small\|(series 5)}}}}		\| producer = {{unbulleted list\|[[w:John Ammonds]] {{small\|(series 1)}}\|[[w:Ernest Maxin]] {{small\|(series 2–3)}}\|[[w:Robin Nash]] {{small\|(series 4)}}<ref>{{cite book \|title=Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush \|first=Graeme \|last=Thomson \|page=101 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-1sBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT101 \|edition=New \|year=2015 \|location=London \|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] \|isbn=9781783233922 \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>\|Stewart Morris {{small\|(series 5)}}}}
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	In the first series, transmitted in 1978, Dawson co-hosted the show with Scottish singer-songwriter [[w:Lulu (singer)\|Lulu]]. In addition to comedy sketches and songs by Dawson, Lulu, and guests artists, each episode featured performances by the Dougie Squires Dancers, with choreography by [[w:Dougie Squires\|Dougie Squires]]. The musical director at this time was [[w:John Coleman (musician)\|John Coleman]], and the arranger was Alan Roper. Episodes of this first series aired fortnightly rather than weekly.<ref name="Barfe_272-73"/>		In the first series, transmitted in 1978, Dawson co-hosted the show with Scottish singer-songwriter [[w:Lulu (singer)\|Lulu]]. In addition to comedy sketches and songs by Dawson, Lulu, and guests artists, each episode featured performances by the Dougie Squires Dancers, with choreography by [[w:Dougie Squires\|Dougie Squires]]. The musical director at this time was [[w:John Coleman (musician)\|John Coleman]], and the arranger was Alan Roper. Episodes of this first series aired fortnightly rather than weekly.<ref name="Barfe_272-73"/>

	No new episodes of the show aired for more than three years. Then, in May 1981, BBC1 transmitted a bank holiday special that reunited Dawson with his longtime comedy compatriot [[Roy Barraclough]], and ''[[Sez Les]]'' writer Terry Ravenscroft.<ref name="Genome_1981-05-25">{{cite web \|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7608449ed6f245f299248fce032967c1 \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' (BBC One London, 25 May 1981) \|website=BBC Genome Project \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Pollock">{{cite web \|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ \|title=Obituary - Roy Barraclough, actor and star of ''Coronation Street'' \|date=1 June 2017 \|last=Pollock \|first=David \|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> It also replaced the Dougie Squires Dancers with Kids International, a multi-ethnic singing and dancing group assembled by the show's producer, [[Ernest Maxin]].<ref>Barfe (2012), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 p. 146]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Adventures in Chocolate: Hand-Made Truffles at Geoffroi \|last1=Hazzan \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Hazzan \|first2=Joan \|page=17 \|publisher=Thirdage \|year=2012 \|isbn=9780982759585 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hROCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 \|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Maxin, Barraclough, and Kids International stayed with the show through its second series—which premiered eight months later, in January 1982. For series two, [[Alyn Ainsworth]] joined-on as bandleader, and musical arrangements were handled by some new contributors to the programme, including [[Ivor Raymonde]] and [[Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]. Roy Barraclough wrote and/or performed.		No new episodes of the show aired for more than three years. Then, in May 1981, BBC1 transmitted a bank holiday special that reunited Dawson with his longtime comedy compatriot [[Roy Barraclough]], and ''[[Sez Les]]'' writer Terry Ravenscroft.<ref name="Genome_1981-05-25">{{cite web \|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7608449ed6f245f299248fce032967c1 \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' (BBC One London, 25 May 1981) \|website=BBC Genome Project \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Pollock">{{cite web \|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ \|title=Obituary - Roy Barraclough, actor and star of ''Coronation Street'' \|date=1 June 2017 \|last=Pollock \|first=David \|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> It also replaced the Dougie Squires Dancers with Kids International, a multi-ethnic singing and dancing group assembled by the show's producer, [[w:Ernest Maxin\|Ernest Maxin]].<ref>Barfe (2012), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 p. 146]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Adventures in Chocolate: Hand-Made Truffles at Geoffroi \|last1=Hazzan \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Hazzan \|first2=Joan \|page=17 \|publisher=Thirdage \|year=2012 \|isbn=9780982759585 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hROCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 \|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Maxin, Barraclough, and Kids International stayed with the show through its second series—which premiered eight months later, in January 1982. For series two, [[w:Alyn Ainsworth\|Alyn Ainsworth]] joined-on as bandleader, and musical arrangements were handled by some new contributors to the programme, including [[w:Ivor Raymonde\|Ivor Raymonde]] and [[w:Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]. Roy Barraclough wrote and/or performed.

	Later that year, Kids International got their own 30-minute Christmas special. ''The Kids International Show'' aired on 24 December 1982; Maxin produced and directed, while Alyn Ainsworth and orchestra provided music.<ref>Perry et al. (2014), [https://books.google.com/books?id=IJQACAAAQBAJ&pg=PA329 p. 329]</ref>		Later that year, Kids International got their own 30-minute Christmas special. ''The Kids International Show'' aired on 24 December 1982; Maxin produced and directed, while Alyn Ainsworth and orchestra provided music.<ref>Perry et al. (2014), [https://books.google.com/books?id=IJQACAAAQBAJ&pg=PA329 p. 329]</ref>

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	[[File:Douglas Squires Dancers (1968).jpg\|thumb\|The Dougie Squires Dancers, pictured here in January 1968—ten years before their first appearance on ''The Les Dawson Show'']]		[[File:Douglas Squires Dancers (1968).jpg\|thumb\|The Dougie Squires Dancers, pictured here in January 1968—ten years before their first appearance on ''The Les Dawson Show'']]

	In the first series, transmitted in 1978, Dawson co-hosted the show with Scottish singer-songwriter [[Lulu (singer)\|Lulu]]. In addition to comedy sketches and songs by Dawson, Lulu, and guests artists, each episode featured performances by the Dougie Squires Dancers, with choreography by [[Dougie Squires]]. The musical director at this time was [[John Coleman (musician)\|John Coleman]], and the arranger was Alan Roper. Episodes of this first series aired fortnightly rather than weekly.<ref name="Barfe_272-73"/>		In the first series, transmitted in 1978, Dawson co-hosted the show with Scottish singer-songwriter [[w:Lulu (singer)\|Lulu]]. In addition to comedy sketches and songs by Dawson, Lulu, and guests artists, each episode featured performances by the Dougie Squires Dancers, with choreography by [[w:Dougie Squires\|Dougie Squires]]. The musical director at this time was [[w:John Coleman (musician)\|John Coleman]], and the arranger was Alan Roper. Episodes of this first series aired fortnightly rather than weekly.<ref name="Barfe_272-73"/>

	No new episodes of the show aired for more than three years. Then, in May 1981, BBC1 transmitted a bank holiday special that reunited Dawson with his longtime comedy compatriot [[Roy Barraclough]], and ''[[Sez Les]]'' writer Terry Ravenscroft.<ref name="Genome_1981-05-25">{{cite web \|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7608449ed6f245f299248fce032967c1 \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' (BBC One London, 25 May 1981) \|website=BBC Genome Project \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Pollock">{{cite web \|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ \|title=Obituary - Roy Barraclough, actor and star of ''Coronation Street'' \|date=1 June 2017 \|last=Pollock \|first=David \|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> It also replaced the Dougie Squires Dancers with Kids International, a multi-ethnic singing and dancing group assembled by the show's producer, [[Ernest Maxin]].<ref>Barfe (2012), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 p. 146]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Adventures in Chocolate: Hand-Made Truffles at Geoffroi \|last1=Hazzan \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Hazzan \|first2=Joan \|page=17 \|publisher=Thirdage \|year=2012 \|isbn=9780982759585 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hROCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 \|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Maxin, Barraclough, and Kids International stayed with the show through its second series—which premiered eight months later, in January 1982. For series two, [[Alyn Ainsworth]] joined-on as bandleader, and musical arrangements were handled by some new contributors to the programme, including [[Ivor Raymonde]] and [[Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]. Roy Barraclough wrote and/or performed.		No new episodes of the show aired for more than three years. Then, in May 1981, BBC1 transmitted a bank holiday special that reunited Dawson with his longtime comedy compatriot [[Roy Barraclough]], and ''[[Sez Les]]'' writer Terry Ravenscroft.<ref name="Genome_1981-05-25">{{cite web \|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7608449ed6f245f299248fce032967c1 \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' (BBC One London, 25 May 1981) \|website=BBC Genome Project \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Pollock">{{cite web \|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ \|title=Obituary - Roy Barraclough, actor and star of ''Coronation Street'' \|date=1 June 2017 \|last=Pollock \|first=David \|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> It also replaced the Dougie Squires Dancers with Kids International, a multi-ethnic singing and dancing group assembled by the show's producer, [[Ernest Maxin]].<ref>Barfe (2012), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 p. 146]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Adventures in Chocolate: Hand-Made Truffles at Geoffroi \|last1=Hazzan \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Hazzan \|first2=Joan \|page=17 \|publisher=Thirdage \|year=2012 \|isbn=9780982759585 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hROCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 \|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Maxin, Barraclough, and Kids International stayed with the show through its second series—which premiered eight months later, in January 1982. For series two, [[Alyn Ainsworth]] joined-on as bandleader, and musical arrangements were handled by some new contributors to the programme, including [[Ivor Raymonde]] and [[Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]. Roy Barraclough wrote and/or performed.

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	'''''The Les Dawson Show''''' was a [[variety show]] that aired on [[BBC1]] intermittently from 1978 through 1989. The show starred comedian [[Les Dawson]] (1931–1993), who had previously starred in the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[sketch comedy]] programme ''[[Sez Les]]'' (1969–76), followed by ''Dawson and Friends'' (1977). ''The Les Dawson Show'' also featured sketch comedy, as well as [[stand-up comedy]], guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_les_dawson_show/ \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' \|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>		'''''The Les Dawson Show''''' was a [[w:variety show]] that aired on [[w:BBC1\|BBC1]] intermittently from 1978 through 1989. The show starred comedian [[Les Dawson]] (1931–1993), who had previously starred in the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[w:sketch comedy\|sketch comedy]] programme ''[[Sez Les]]'' (1969–76), followed by ''Dawson and Friends'' (1977). ''The Les Dawson Show'' also featured sketch comedy, as well as [[w:stand-up comedy\|stand-up comedy]], guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_les_dawson_show/ \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' \|website=[[w:British Comedy Guide\|British Comedy Guide]] \|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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	[[File:Douglas Squires Dancers (1968).jpg\|thumb\|The Dougie Squires Dancers, pictured here in January 1968—ten years before their first appearance on ''The Les Dawson Show'']]		[[File:Douglas Squires Dancers (1968).jpg\|thumb\|The Dougie Squires Dancers, pictured here in January 1968—ten years before their first appearance on ''The Les Dawson Show'']]

	In the first series, transmitted in 1978, Dawson co-hosted the show with Scottish singer-songwriter [[Lulu (singer)\|Lulu]]. In addition to comedy sketches and songs by Dawson, Lulu, and guests artists, each episode featured performances by the Dougie Squires Dancers, with choreography by [[Dougie Squires]]. The musical director at this time was [[John Coleman (musician)\|John Coleman]], and the arranger was Alan Roper. Episodes of this first series aired fortnightly rather than weekly.<ref name="Barfe_272-73"/>		In the first series, transmitted in 1978, Dawson co-hosted the show with Scottish singer-songwriter [[w:Lulu (singer)\|Lulu]]. In addition to comedy sketches and songs by Dawson, Lulu, and guests artists, each episode featured performances by the Dougie Squires Dancers, with choreography by [[w:Dougie Squires\|Dougie Squires]]. The musical director at this time was [[w:John Coleman (musician)\|John Coleman]], and the arranger was Alan Roper. Episodes of this first series aired fortnightly rather than weekly.<ref name="Barfe_272-73"/>

	No new episodes of the show aired for more than three years. Then, in May 1981, BBC1 transmitted a bank holiday special that reunited Dawson with his longtime comedy compatriot [[Roy Barraclough]], and ''[[Sez Les]]'' writer Terry Ravenscroft.<ref name="Genome_1981-05-25">{{cite web \|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7608449ed6f245f299248fce032967c1 \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' (BBC One London, 25 May 1981) \|website=BBC Genome Project \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Pollock">{{cite web \|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ \|title=Obituary - Roy Barraclough, actor and star of ''Coronation Street'' \|date=1 June 2017 \|last=Pollock \|first=David \|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> It also replaced the Dougie Squires Dancers with Kids International, a multi-ethnic singing and dancing group assembled by the show's producer, [[Ernest Maxin]].<ref>Barfe (2012), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 p. 146]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Adventures in Chocolate: Hand-Made Truffles at Geoffroi \|last1=Hazzan \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Hazzan \|first2=Joan \|page=17 \|publisher=Thirdage \|year=2012 \|isbn=9780982759585 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hROCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 \|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Maxin, Barraclough, and Kids International stayed with the show through its second series—which premiered eight months later, in January 1982. For series two, [[Alyn Ainsworth]] joined-on as bandleader, and musical arrangements were handled by some new contributors to the programme, including [[Ivor Raymonde]] and [[Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]. Roy Barraclough wrote and/or performed.		No new episodes of the show aired for more than three years. Then, in May 1981, BBC1 transmitted a bank holiday special that reunited Dawson with his longtime comedy compatriot [[Roy Barraclough]], and ''[[Sez Les]]'' writer Terry Ravenscroft.<ref name="Genome_1981-05-25">{{cite web \|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7608449ed6f245f299248fce032967c1 \|title=''The Les Dawson Show'' (BBC One London, 25 May 1981) \|website=BBC Genome Project \|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="Pollock">{{cite web \|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ \|title=Obituary - Roy Barraclough, actor and star of ''Coronation Street'' \|date=1 June 2017 \|last=Pollock \|first=David \|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)\|The Herald]] \|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> It also replaced the Dougie Squires Dancers with Kids International, a multi-ethnic singing and dancing group assembled by the show's producer, [[Ernest Maxin]].<ref>Barfe (2012), [https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 p. 146]</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Adventures in Chocolate: Hand-Made Truffles at Geoffroi \|last1=Hazzan \|first1=Geoffrey \|last2=Hazzan \|first2=Joan \|page=17 \|publisher=Thirdage \|year=2012 \|isbn=9780982759585 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hROCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 \|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Maxin, Barraclough, and Kids International stayed with the show through its second series—which premiered eight months later, in January 1982. For series two, [[Alyn Ainsworth]] joined-on as bandleader, and musical arrangements were handled by some new contributors to the programme, including [[Ivor Raymonde]] and [[Max Harris (composer)\|Max Harris]]. Roy Barraclough wrote and/or performed.