A comedy variety show featuring the double act of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.
The Cannon & Ball Show (Season 2)
Show One (Episode 1)
Air date: 1980-04-11
Overview: 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.
Show Two (Episode 2)
Air date: 1980-04-18
Overview: Against his better judgement, Doctor at Large star Ernest Clark is roped into a slapstick mime performance set in a cafeteria.
Show Three (Episode 3)
Air date: 1980-04-25
Overview: 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.
Show Four (Episode 4)
Air date: 1980-05-02
Overview: 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.
Show Five (Episode 5)
Air date: 1980-05-09
Overview: 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.
Show Six (Episode 6)
Air date: 1980-05-16
Overview: Tommy calls Bobby's bluff and lets him announce the show - giving him a taste of his own medicine along the way!
Show Seven (Episode 7)
Air date: 1980-05-23
Overview: Bobby gets into trouble with Tommy when he finds out that they've both been chatting up the same wardrobe girl.
Special: Cannon and Ball For Christmas (Episode 8)
Air date: 1980-12-20
Overview: Cannon and Ball see the year out with a bang in the first of their many Christmas specials. Comedienne and impressionist Faith Brown shares in the madness and merriment, and music comes from The Char-lettes - singers with a difference, led by the multi-talented Bertice Reading. The show also features the Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra and the Brian Rogers Dancers.
