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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • January 30, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Tom Jones. Special guests: Harry H. Corbett, Jimmy Edwards and Roy Castle. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Ladybirds. Musical director: Harry Rabinowitz.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • February 6, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Ringo Starr. Special guests: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and members of ‘The Four Musketeers’ cast. Featuring the Irving Davies Dancers and The Ladybirds. Musical director: Harry Rabinowitz.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • February 13, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Frankie Vaughan. Special guest: Donovan. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Ladybirds. Musical director: Harry Rabinowitz.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • February 20, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Dickie Henderson. Special guests: Ray Fell and Lulu. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Ladybirds. Musical director: Harry Rabinowitz.

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • February 27, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Matt Monro. Special guest: Russ Conway. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Ladybirds. Musical director: Harry Rabinowitz.

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • March 5, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black with Cliff Richard singing the six finalists in A Song for Europe 1968. Backing vocals by The Breakaways. Orchestra conducted by Norrie Paramor.

  • S01E07 Episode 7

    • March 12, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black with Cliff Richard singing the winning song chosen by viewers as A Song for Europe 1968. Backing vocals by The Breakaways. Orchestra conducted by Norrie Paramour. Special guest star: Sandie Shaw. Guest stars: Terry Scott, Hugh Lloyd and Mike Yarwood. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Ladybirds. Musical director: Harry Rabinowitz.

  • S01E08 Episode 8

    • March 19, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Frankie Howerd. Special guests: Norman Vaughan and Scott Walker. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Ladybirds. Musical director: Harry Rabinowitz.

  • S01E09 Episode 9

    • March 26, 1968
    • BBC One

    A weekly show starring Cilla Black. Guest star: The Dudley Moore Trio. Special guests: Roy Hudd and Freddie Davies. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Ladybirds. Musical director: Harry Rabinowitz.

  • S01E10 Episode 10

    • June 16, 1968
    • BBC One

    Cilla's show on BBC1 earlier this year was the most successful spring variety series with an average audience of fourteen million. Tonight Cilla will again invite you to 'Step Inside' — this time in colour. Her guest stars tonight: Frankie Howerd, Sacha Distel with Irving Davies and his dancers and The Breakaways. Orchestra directed by Ronnie Hazlehurst. Frankie Howerd's script by Eric Sykes. Repeated (in monochrome) on BBC1 11 September 1968

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • December 24, 1968

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Shari Lewis and Michael Crawford. Special guest: Scott Walker. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • December 31, 1968

    Cilla Black and Frankie Howerd spend New Year’s Eve with their friends. Guest star: Matt Monro. Special guests: Billy Cotton. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • January 8, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Mike Newman. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • January 15, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Spike Milligan and Lance Percival. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • January 22, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Peter Cook and Françoise Hardy. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S02E06 Episode 6

    • January 29, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Sheila Hancock. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S02E07 Episode 7

    • February 5, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Ian Carmichael, Una Stubbs and from France Sacha Distel. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S02E08 Episode 8

    • February 12, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Dusty Springfield, Georgie Fame, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Tom Ward. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S02E09 Episode 9

    • February 19, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Cliff Richard and Dickie Henderson. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • November 18, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Val Doonican and Moira Anderson. Special guests: The Dudley Moore Trio and Arthur Worsley. Featuring The Nita Howard Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • November 25, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Des O'Connor and Peter Cook. Special guest: Ronnie Corbett. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • December 2, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Roy Castle and Alan Melville. Special guest: Harry Secombe. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • December 9, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Dora Bryan and Sacha Distel. Featuring Johnny Hackett, The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S03E05 Episode 5

    • December 16, 1969

    Tonight Cilla is joined by another of Britain's best girl singers - Sandie Shaw singing a track from her new LP ‘Reviewing the Situation’ as well as a duet with Cilla. Another duet partner will be Henry Mancini who will be sharing one of his best-known songs, Moon River, with Cilla. The comedy comes from Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Graham Chapman. Featuring The Nita Howard Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical Director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S03E06 Episode 6

    • December 24, 1969

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Dusty Springfield. Special Guest: Cliff Richard. Featuring 'Review of Pop '69' with Kenny Everett. With The Nita Howard Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Episode 1

    • January 23, 1971

    The first show in her new series starring Cilla Black with Frankie Howerd. Guest stars: Thora Hird and Buddy Greco. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S04E02 Episode 2

    • January 30, 1971

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Bruce Forsyth and Alan Melville. Special guest from America: Jerry Lewis. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S04E03 Episode 3

    • February 6, 1971

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Dudley Moore and Derek Nimmo. Special guest star: Sacha Distel. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S04E04 Episode 4

    • February 13, 1971

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Stanley Holloway and Noel Harrison. Special guest star: Ringo Starr. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S04E05 Episode 5

    • February 20, 1971

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Mike & Bernie Winters and Sid James. With Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway with children from the Corona School. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S04E06 Episode 6

    • February 27, 1971

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Jimmy Tarbuck with Peter Cook, Moira Anderson and Frank and Peggy Spencer’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Formation Team. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S04E07 Episode 7

    • March 6, 1971

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Bob Hope with Ronnie Corbett and Vince Hill. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Episode 1

    • November 6, 1971

    The first live show in a new series starring Cilla Black. Guest star: Jimmy Tarbuck. Special guest: Cliff Richard with Bill Shankly and the Liverpool Football Team. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S05E02 Episode 2

    • November 13, 1971

    Starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: The Supremes, Sid James and guest appearances of Jack Warner and Eddie Waring. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S05E03 Episode 3

    • November 20, 1971

    A show recorded in the Concert Hall of SFB Berlin. Special guest star Sacha Distel with Michael Bentine. Cilla spricht Deutsch... Fraulein Schwarz von Liverpool had to forsake her familiar haunts for this glamorous and uproarious night in front of an all-German audience in one of West Berlin's biggest concert halls. Featuring Irving Davies and his Dancers and Paul Kuhn and his Orchestra. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S05E04 Episode 4

    • November 27, 1971

    Starring Cilla Black. A show specially recorded in Stockholm on Midsummer's Day and on film locations in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Guest stars: Ringo Starr, Sven-Bertil Taube, Basil Brush, Marvin, Welch & Farrar and Hannu Mikkola. Choreography Sue Green and Joel Schnee with vocal backing from The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst. A joint production with SVT, NRK and YLE.

  • S05E05 Episode 5

    • December 4, 1971

    A live show starring Cilla Black. Special guest star Des O'Connor who takes on London's Saturday-night traffic in a frantic five-mile dash from the London Palladium to the TV Theatre at Shepherd's Bush and back in time for the second half. With The New Seekers, Johnny Hackett and a special film appearance by Frankie Howerd. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S05E06 Episode 6

    • December 11, 1971

    A live show starring Cilla Black. Guest stars Clive Dunn, Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway and a special film appearance by Frankie Howerd plus a live outside broadcast from somewhere in England. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S05E07 Episode 7

    • December 18, 1971

    A live show starring Cilla Black. Special guest star Frankie Howerd. Special guests: The Bachelors, Ken Rosewall and some surprise guests. Featuring The Irving Davies Dancers and The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Episode 1

    • December 30, 1972

    A live show starring Cilla Black. Special guest stars: Alfred Marks and Donovan. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S06E02 Episode 2

    • January 6, 1973

    A live show starring Cilla Black. Guest stars: Leslie Crowther, Matt Monro and a special guest from America Ethel Merman. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S06E03 Episode 3

    • January 13, 1973

    A live show starring Cilla Black. Guest star Stephen Lewis with A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard with The New Shadows who tonight sings Song No 1. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S06E04 Episode 4

    • January 20, 1973

    A live show starring Cilla Black. Guest stars John Alderton and Pan’s People with A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard with The New Shadows who tonight sings Song No 2. Featuring The Breakaways with choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S06E05 Episode 5

    • January 27, 1973

    A live show starring Cilla Black. Guest stars Kenny Lynch and T. Rex with A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard with The New Shadows who tonight sings Song No 3. Featuring The Breakaways with choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S06E06 Episode 6

    • February 3, 1973

    A live show starring Cilla Black and her star guests with A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard with The New Shadows who tonight sings Song No 4. Featuring Cilla in her first situation comedy, "The World of Cilla" with Avis Bunnage and Sam Kelly with John McKelvey and John Clive.

  • S06E07 Episode 7

    • February 10, 1973

    A live show starring Cilla Black and her star guest Frankie Howerd with A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard with The New Shadows who tonight sings Song No 5. Featuring The Breakaways with choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

  • S06E08 Episode 8

    • February 17, 1973

    A live show starring Cilla Black and her guest star Hannah Gordon with A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard with The New Shadows who tonight sings Song No 6.

  • S06E09 Episode 9

    • February 24, 1973

    In a special edition, Cilla Black introduces A Song for Europe 1973 starring Cliff Richard with The New Shadows who tonight sings all six Songs for Europe. Musical Director: David Mackay. Viewers are invited to select the song which will represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg.

  • S06E10 Episode 10

    • March 3, 1973

    A live show starring Cilla Black The last show of her present series features Cliff Richard with The New Shadows and the result of the voting and the winning song from A Song for Europe 1973. Featuring The Breakaways with choreography by Irving Davies. Musical Director: Ronnie Hazlehurst.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Episode 1

    • January 5, 1974

    The first of a new series starring Cilla Black with special guests Twiggy, Bernard Cribbins and one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E02 Episode 2

    • January 12, 1974

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Peter Gilmore, Michael Bates and one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E03 Episode 3

    • January 19, 1974

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Bill Owen, Kenneth McKellar and one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E04 Episode 4

    • January 26, 1974

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Joe Brown, Milo O'Shea and Design with one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E05 Episode 5

    • February 2, 1974

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Gerald Harper, Tony Blackburn and Sweet with one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E06 Episode 6

    • February 9, 1974

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Vince Hill, Mike and Bernie Winters and The Band of The Henry Compton School, Fulham, with one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E07 Episode 7

    • February 16, 1974

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Dick Emery, Mary Hopkin, Frank Bough and The Brother Lees, with one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E08 Episode 8

    • February 23, 1974

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Gerald Harper, Tony Blackburn and Bryan Ferry, with one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E09 Episode 9

    • March 2, 1974

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Wilfred Pickles, George Layton and the return of The Shadows, with one or two surprise items. Featuring The Breakaways. Musical director: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S07E10 Episode 10

    • August 26, 1974

    A special Bank Holiday edition with Ronnie Hazlehurst and his Orchestra. Script by Ronnie Taylor.

  • S07E11 Episode 11

    • December 26, 1974

    A Boxing Day edition starring Cilla Black with her special guest David Essex. Also starring Gerald Harper, The Wombles and The Irving Davies Dancers and vocal backing from The Breakaways with Ronnie Hazlehurst & his Orchestra. Written by Ronnie Taylor.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Episode 1

    • February 14, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Jim Dale, Peters and Lee with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work and who also appear in a live broadcast from somewhere in England. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S08E02 Episode 2

    • February 21, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Dana, Roy Hudd and Diana Dors, with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work and who also appear in a live broadcast from somewhere in England. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S08E03 Episode 3

    • February 28, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Bill Simpson, Andy Williams and The Brother Lees, with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work and who also appear in a live broadcast from somewhere in England. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S08E04 Episode 4

    • March 6, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Keith Barron and Jimmy Tarbuck, with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work and who also appear in a live broadcast from somewhere in England. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S08E05 Episode 5

    • March 13, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Charles Aznavour and Ronnie Corbett, with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work and who also appear in a live broadcast from somewhere in England. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S08E06 Episode 6

    • March 20, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Mike and Bernie Winters, with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work and who also appear in a live broadcast from somewhere in England. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S08E07 Episode 7

    • March 27, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Brotherhood of Man who head to The Hague to represent Britain in next week's Eurovision Song Contest, Joan Sims and Tim Brooke-Taylor, with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work and who also appear in a live broadcast from somewhere in England. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S08E08 Episode 8

    • April 10, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Sacha Distel, Mike Reid and The Jarvis Brothers, with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • S08E09 Episode 9

    • April 17, 1976

    Starring Cilla Black with special guests Alfred Marks, John Inman and Johnny Mathis, with members of the public whom Cilla meets at work. Choreography by Irving Davies. Musical director and special arrangements: Ronnie Hazelhurst.

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Christmas Eve 1983

    • December 25, 1983

    Cilla Black's Christmas Eve