The Cannon and Ball Show

Series 1

6 x 30 minutes

Episode 1 – Sat 28th July 1979, 8pm
With Liza Goddard and Michael Robbins

Episode 2 – Sat 4th August 1979, 8pm
With Maureen Lipman and Sydney Tafler

Episode 3 – Sat 26th October 1979, 8:30pm
With Ernest Clark

Episode 4 – Sat 2nd November 1979, 8:30pm

Episode 5 – Sat 9th November 1979, 8:30pm

Episode 6 – Sat 16th November 1979, 8:30pm.

Series 2

7 x 30 minutes

Episode 1 – Fri 11th April 1980, 7:30pm.
With special guest Diana Dors.

Episode 2– Fri 18th April 1980, 7:30pm.
With special guest Ernest Clark.

Episode 3 – Fri 25th April 1980, 7:30pm
With special guest Peggy Mount.

Episode 4 – Fri 2nd May 1980, 7:30pm
With special guest Elizabeth Estensen.

Episode 5 – Fri 9th May 1980, 7:30pm

Episode 6 – Fri 16th May 1980, 7:30pm

Episode 7 – Fri 23th May 1980, 7:30pm

Each episode also featured house band Ritz

Christmas Special

Cannon and Ball for Christmas – 6pm Saturday 20th December 1980, 45 minutes
With guest Faith Brown

Series 3

6 x 30 minutes

Episode 1 – Sat 25th April 1981, 7:35pm With guests Jeep, Dai Francis and John Boulter.

Episode 2 – Sat 2nd May 1981, 7:35pm With guest Anne Murray

Episode 3 – Sat 9th May 1981, 7:35pm

Episode 4 – Sat 16th May 1981, 7:35pm With guest Alan Price

Episode 5 – Sat 23th May 1981, 7:35pm With singing group Ritz, music provided by Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra.

Episode 6 – Sat 30th May 1981, 7:35pm

At Drury Lane

Cannon and Ball at Drury Lane – 7pm Saturday 2nd January 1982, 60 minutes

Series 4

6 x 45 minutes

Episode 1 – Sat 8th May 1982, 7:15pm With guests Iris Williams and Steve Davis

Episode 2 – Sat 15th May 1982, 7:15pm. With guest David Essex.

Episode 3 – Sat 22nd May 1982, 7:15pm With guest Bruce Forsyth

Episode 4 – Sat 29th May 1982, 7:15pm With guest Adam Ant performing “Goody Goody Two Shoes”.

Episode 5 – Sat 5th June 1982, 7:15pm With guests Frankie Laine and Suzanne Danielle

Episode 6 – Sat 12th June 1982, 7:15pm With guest Leo Sayer

Easter Special

The Cannon and Ball Easter Show – 8:15pm Saturday 2nd April 1983, 60 minutes Guests include Eric Sykes, Jill Gascoine and Mari Wilson

Series 5

6 x 45 minutes

Episode 1 – Sat 3rd December 1983, 7pm
With guests Cliff Richard, Windsor Davies and Terry Griffiths

Episode 2 – Sat 10th December 1983, 7pm
With guests Stacey Dorning, Status Quo and Frank Bruno

Episode 3 – Sat 17th December 1983, 7pm
With guests Shakin’ Stevens, Jocky Wilson, Sarah Brightman and Steve Coppell

Episode 4 – Sat 7th January 1984, 7pm
With guests The Three Degrees, Una Stubbs, Roger Whittaker and Nick Faldo

Episode 5 – Sat 14th January 1984, 7pm
With guests Grace Kennedy, Diana Dors, Robin Gibb and Big Daddy

Episode 6 – Sat 21th January 1984, 7pm
With guests The Four Tops, Peter Saint, Jeffrey Holland and Musical Youth.

Series 6

Episode 1 – Sat 13th October 1984, 7pm
With guests Englebert Humperdink, The Beverley Sisters and Alec Bregonzi.

Episode 2 – Sat 20th October 1984, 7pm
With guests Guy Mitchell, Sister Sledge and Big Country.

Episode 3 – Sat 27th October 1984, 7pm
With guests Paul young and Richard Clayderman

Episode 4 – Sat 3rd November 1984, 7pm
With guest Rik Mayall

Episode 5 – Sat 10th November 1984, 7pm
With guests Brook Benton, Shakatak and Chas and Dave.

Episode 6 – Sat 17th November 1984, 7pm
With guests Jimmy Tarbuck, Henry Cooper and The Flying Pickets.

The Best of Cannon and Ball

Compilation of clips from series 5 and 6 – Sunday 7th April 1985, 75 minutes

Repeated Sunday 15th November 2020

Christmas Special

Christmas Cannon and Ball – 7:45pm Saturday 21st December 1985.

With guests Paul Nicholas and Ruth Madoc.

Series 7

More of a sitcom than previous series, set in the duos London flat.

Episode 1 – 26th April 1986

Episode 2 – 3rd May 1986

Episode 3 – 10th May 1986

Episode 4 – 17th May 1986

Episode 5 – 24th May 1986

Episode 6 – 31st May 1986

Series 8

Episode 1 – 10th January 1987

Episode 2 – 17th January 1987

Episode 3 – 24th January 1987

Episode 4 – 31st January 1987

Episode 5 – 7th February 1987

Episode 6 – 14th February 1987