The Des O'Connor Show
Presented byDes O'Connor
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series8 (ITV)
No. of episodes67
Production
Running time
  • 30 minutes (Series 1–6)
  • 60 minutes (Series 7–8)
Production companyATV
Original release
NetworkITV/NBC
Release29 May 1963 (1963-05-29) –
28 December 1973 (1973-12-28)
Related
Des O'Connor Tonight

The Des O'Connor Show is a British variety and chat show hosted by Des O'Connor which was broadcast on ITV from 1963 until 1973.

History

Associated Television produced the programme, which was recorded in black-and-white for the first six series.

When the seventh series of the show aired in colour in 1970, its popularity spread internationally. ITV licensed the programme to the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in the United States, where it aired during prime time, and continued for one more series.[1] Some entertainment celebrities of the time, such as Patrick Newell and Dom DeLuise, made multiple guest appearances on the show.

In the United States, NBC retitled the programme to Kraft Music Hall Presents the Des O'Connor Show, after their own popular variety show Kraft Music Hall, which also ended in 1971.

ITV transmissions

Series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
1 29 May 19639 July 19636
2 23 June 19654 August 19656
3 30 March 196618 May 19668
4 October 1966November 19668
5 196713 October 1967?
6 20 April 196815 June 19689
7 9 May 19708 August 197014
8 26 June 197125 September 197114

Specials

DateEntitle
2 November 1968
28 December 1973

DVD

A DVD release Des O'Connor Volume 1 (22 June 2009) collects various highlights from Kraft Music Hall Presents the Des O'Connor Show.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Network DVD". Network DVD. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Press release: Des O'Connor Vol.1 on DVD". DVDfever.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.


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