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Sez Les is a British sketch comedy show that starred Les Dawson. It was produced by Yorkshire Television, and aired on ITV from 1969 to 1976. Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough regularly performed together as the characters Cissie and Ada. John Cleese appeared in a few sketches in series 3 and appeared regularly in series 8 and 9. Other cast members included Norman Chappell, Brian Glover, Brian Murphy, and Kathy Staff. Music for series 1-5 and 7-8 was provided by Syd Lawrence and his orchestra.
Original Release
04/30/1969
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Les Dawson | Self / Various Characters / Cosmo Smallpiece / The Great Roberto |
| John Cleese | Self - Various Characters / self |
| The Irving Davies Dancers | Themselves |
| Lynsey de Paul | Self |
| Roy Barraclough | Self / Various Characters |
| Eli Woods | Self |
| The Syd Lawrence Orchestra | Themselves - Orchestra / Themselves |
| Olivia Newton-John | Self - Special Guest |
| Labi Siffre | Self |
| Gorden Kaye | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #11.1 | Tuesday, 19 October 1976 |
| 2 | Episode #11.2 | Tuesday, 26 October 1976 |
| 3 | Episode #11.3 | Tuesday, 02 November 1976 |
| 4 | Episode #11.4 | Tuesday, 09 November 1976 |
| 5 | Episode #11.5 | Tuesday, 16 November 1976 |
| 6 | Episode #11.6 | Tuesday, 23 November 1976 |
| 7 | Episode #11.7 | Tuesday, 30 November 1976 |
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Directors
Writers
Les Dawson, Barry Cryer, John Hudson, Peter Vincent, Don Clayton, Alan Wightman, Alec Gerrard
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Les Dawson | Self / Various Characters / Cosmo Smallpiece / The Great Roberto |
| John Cleese | Self - Various Characters / self |
| The Irving Davies Dancers | Themselves |
| Lynsey de Paul | Self |
| Roy Barraclough | Self / Various Characters |
| Eli Woods | Self |
| The Syd Lawrence Orchestra | Themselves - Orchestra / Themselves |
| Olivia Newton-John | Self - Special Guest |
| Labi Siffre | Self |
| Gorden Kaye | Self |
| Vicky Leandros | Self - Musician |
| Peter Noone | Self |
| Shirley Bassey | Self |
| Steve Clark | Self |
| The Skylarks | Themselves |
| Kathy Kirby | Self |
| Natalie van de Braam | (as Natalie Shaw) |
| Frank Thornton | Self / Various Characters |
| Johnny Nash | Self - Guest |
| Kathleen Kissoon | (as Mac and Katie Kissoon) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Duncan | Executive Producer |
| Bill Hitchcock | Producer |
| David Mallet | Producer |
| Peter Dulay | Producer |
