Des O'Connor Tonight

British entertainment television series

  • 6 (BBC2)
  • 17 (ITV)
No. of episodes
  • 44 (BBC2)
  • 182 (ITV)
ProductionProduction locationTeddington Studios[1]Running time30–60 minutesProduction companies
  • BBC (1977–1982)
  • Thames Television (1983–1992)
  • Talkback (1983–2002)
  • Central (1993–1998)
Original releaseNetwork
  • BBC2 (1977–1982)
  • ITV (1983–2002)
Release17 October 1977 (1977-10-17) –
24 December 2002 (2002-12-24)RelatedThe 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.

Transmissions

Series

Series Start date End date Episodes
BBC2
1 17 October 1977 21 November 1977 6
2 18 September 1978 6 November 1978 8
3 14 January 1980 18 February 1980 6
4 27 October 1980 15 December 1980 8
5 29 September 1981 16 November 1981 8
6 1 November 1982 20 December 1982 8
ITV
7 1 November 1983 3 January 1984 9
8 11 September 1984 25 December 1984 12
9 8 October 1985 31 December 1985 13
10 14 October 1986 30 December 1986 12
11 21 October 1987 6 January 1988 12
12 26 October 1988 28 December 1988 10
13 25 October 1989 27 December 1989 10
14 31 October 1990 9 January 1991 10
15 16 October 1991 15 January 1992 11
16 7 October 1992 30 December 1992 10
17 17 November 1993 9 February 1994 12
18 30 November 1994 8 February 1995 10
19 13 December 1995 7 February 1996 8
20 11 December 1996 12 February 1997 10
21 3 December 1997 8 April 1998 10
22 11 September 1998 23 December 1998 10
23 2 July 1999 3 September 1999 10

Specials

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

References

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

External links

  • Des O'Connor Tonight at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata