Des O'Connor Tonight

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Des O'Connor Tonight
Genre Comedy, talk show
Presented by Des O'Connor
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series
  • 6 (BBC2)
  • 17 (ITV)
No. of episodes
  • 44 (BBC2)
  • 182 (ITV)
Production
Production location Teddington Studios [1]
Running time30–60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
  • BBC2 (1977–1982)
  • ITV (1983–2002)
Release17 October 1977 (1977-10-17) 
24 December 2002 (2002-12-24)
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The Des O'Connor Show

Des O'Connor Tonight is a British light entertainment variety show hosted by Des O'Connor. It was originally broadcast on BBC2 from 1977 until 1982, when it moved to ITV from 1 November 1983 until 3 September 1999. Six further specials were broadcast until 24 December 2002 when it was axed after nearly 26 years.

Contents

Transmissions

Series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
BBC2
117 October 197721 November 19776
218 September 19786 November 19788
314 January 198018 February 19806
427 October 198015 December 19808
529 September 198116 November 19818
61 November 198220 December 19828
ITV
71 November 19833 January 19849
811 September 198425 December 198412
98 October 198531 December 198513
1014 October 198630 December 198612
1121 October 19876 January 198812
1226 October 198828 December 198810
1325 October 198927 December 198910
1431 October 19909 January 199110
1516 October 199115 January 199211
167 October 199230 December 199210
1717 November 19939 February 199412
1830 November 19948 February 199510
1913 December 19957 February 19968
2011 December 199612 February 199710
213 December 19978 April 199810
2211 September 199823 December 199810
232 July 19993 September 199910

Specials

DateEntitle
13 March 1996Special
5 August 1998Special
27 December 1999Christmas Special
28 December 2000Christmas Special
24 December 2001Christmas Special
31 December 2001New Year Special
6 April 2002Cliff Richard Special
24 December 2002Christmas Special

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References

  1. "Teddington (Pearson, Barnes Trust, Pinewood)". TV Studio History. Retrieved 20 January 2024.