Les Dawson, Vicki Michelle, Debbi Blythe
Runtime: 30 min
Print: Color
Genre: Drama
64 episodes on 16 discs
Following years as a struggling nightclub comic, Les Dawson hit the jackpot in 1968 when he won the I.T.V. talent show 'Opportunity Knocks!'. He became a regular on the B.B.C.'s 'Lulu' series, before landing his own show for Yorkshire Television - 'Sez Les'. After it ended in 1976, Les then returned to the B.B.C., who, somewhat bizarrely, re-teamed him with Lulu for the inaptly-named 'The Les Dawson Show'. In 1979, he headlined 'The Dawson Watch' which took its title from the B.B.C. sci-fi drama 'Doomwatch' ( starring John Paul, Simon Oates and Robert Powell ) and concerned the misuse of science. Les' version, however, was a spoof investigative show which opened each week with him announcing in mock-serious tones that 'they' were out there, an army of meddling bureaucrats - 'Little Brothers' if you like - out to make life problematic for the common man. "You can't tell the Government to go to hell!", stated Les, "They're making it for us!". The titles showed Les snapping away with a Minox camera whilst in various guises - milkman, sewer maintenance man, even a baby in a pram.
Les Dawson, Vicki Michelle, Debbi Blythe
Runtime: 30 min
Print: Color
Genre: Drama
64 episodes on 16 discs
Following years as a struggling nightclub comic, Les Dawson hit the jackpot in 1968 when he won the I.T.V. talent show 'Opportunity Knocks!'. He became a regular on the B.B.C.'s 'Lulu' series, before landing his own show for Yorkshire Television - 'Sez Les'. After it ended in 1976, Les then returned to the B.B.C., who, somewhat bizarrely, re-teamed him with Lulu for the inaptly-named 'The Les Dawson Show'. In 1979, he headlined 'The Dawson Watch' which took its title from the B.B.C. sci-fi drama 'Doomwatch' ( starring John Paul, Simon Oates and Robert Powell ) and concerned the misuse of science. Les' version, however, was a spoof investigative show which opened each week with him announcing in mock-serious tones that 'they' were out there, an army of meddling bureaucrats - 'Little Brothers' if you like - out to make life problematic for the common man. "You can't tell the Government to go to hell!", stated Les, "They're making it for us!". The titles showed Les snapping away with a Minox camera whilst in various guises - milkman, sewer maintenance man, even a baby in a pram.
