The Cannon and Ball Show – Series 2

 

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Episode 1

Aired Friday 11th April 1980, 7:30pm. With special guest Diana Dors.

Opening stand-up routine – Bobby is doing the wrong routine.

Also welcome special guest Diana Dors

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Ritz – River Deep, Mountain High Titles 
Monopoly – Tommy is cheating when Bobby leaves the room Titles Titles
Three muskateers sketch, starring Diana Dors as the queen of France Titles Titles
Final song – I Got You Mate Titles

 

 

Episode 2

Aired Friday 18th April 1980, 7:30pm. With special guest Ernest Clark.

Opening stand-up routine – runaway pig.  

Also welcome special guest Ernest Clark

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Ritz – I Ain’t Gonna Cry Tonight Titles 

Flat sketch – Tommy has invited a girl back, but doesnt want Bobby to know

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Stand up routine with Ernest Clark Titles 

Canteen sketch with Ernest Clark – lots of slapstick with food, performed almost in silence.

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Final song – Laugh Me A Laugh Titles

 

  

Episode 3

Aired Friday 25th April 1980, 7:30pm. With special guest Peggy Mount.

Opening stand-up routine – introduce Peggy Mount, who thinks they are someone else.

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Ritz – Brand New Key Titles

Tommy is trying to read the paper, but Bobbys twitching annoys him

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Introduced as singer Johny Mathis, Bobby doesn’t believe it is him

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Bobby has made a cake for a competition, Peggy Mount has a sob story and persuades Tommy to let her have Bobbys cake

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Final stand up – no song this week Titles

 

 

Episode 4

Aired Friday 2nd May 1980, 7:30pm. With special guest Elizabeth Estensen

Opening stand-up routine – introduce Elizabeth Estensen but Bobby and Tommy can’t remember her name.

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Ritz – Montego Bay Titles

Tommy sings the Banana Boat Song, with the assistance of Bobby, Ritz, and some bananas.

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Double date in a restaurant pretending to be posh. Elizabeth Estensen plays Deidre Sludge who has known them since childhood.

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Tommy reads a poem, Open Your Window To Life

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Episode 5

Aired Friday 9th May 1980, 7:30pm.

Opening stand-up routine – Tommy has more class than Bobby

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Ritz (Ruby James solo) – Anyone Who Had A Heart

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Ants sketch

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Bobby and Tommy sing Sweet Georgia Brown with the men from Ritz

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Tommy sings The Very Though Of You, accompanied by Bobby on trumpet, which Tommy smashes up.

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Episode 6

Aired Friday 16th May 1980, 7:30pm.

Opening stand-up routine – Tommy gets stuck behind the screen, Bobby does the welcome and Tommy acts as Bobby

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Ritz – My Sweet Lord Titles

In the kitchen washing up, Tommy is singing but Bobby keeps interrupting

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Tommy hands over to Bobby, as he’s off to play cards. Bobby doesn’t know what to do. Titles

Cards sketch – Bobby keeps interfering in the game, he eventually joins in but the others are cheating by signalling each other.

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Final song – The Gambler Titles

 

 

Episode 7

Aired Friday 23rd May 1980, 7:30pm.

Opening stand-up routine – dating the make-up lady

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Ritz – The Locomotion

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Tommy has read in the newspaper that you can get £50 for donating your body to medical science.

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Stand up – erogenous zones

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In the pub trying to chat up women, Tommy is suave but Bobby is bad mannered

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Disco scene following pub, includes singing Rock on Tommy

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End of series, Tommy has been asked to do his own solo series without Bobby

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DVD release

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The full series was released on DVD in June 2011