On the 20th anniversary of the comedian's untimely death, ITV decided to mark the occasion with the use of a technology which gave the illusion that he was on stage. Revisit the original content planned for that show, and uniquely present it for a celebrity studio audience specially invited to enjoy the very best of Les Dawson.

An Audience with Les Dawson That Never Was

Barry Manilow

Dame Edna Everage takes questions from a celebrity audience about her life and career.

Dame Edna Everage

Dudley Moore "meets" and entertains celebrity audience including: Shirley Bassey, Adam Faith, Stanley Baxter, Martin Shaw, Robert Powell, Tom Conti, Lulu, Clive James, Bob Hoskins and Denis Norden. His special guest is singer/songwriter Christopher Cross.

Dudley Moore

A virtuoso performance from the comic actor, here recalling some of the funniest moments of his long and varied show-business career in front of a celebrity audience.

Kenneth Williams

Mel Brooks delivers an enjoyable hour of comic diversion with his lovely actress-wife Anne Bancroft, writer comedian Ronny Graham, and British Shakespearean actor Jonathan Pryce.

Mel Brooks

Comedienne Joan Rivers talks to a specially invited celebrity audience.

Joan Rivers

Special featuring the characters created by Barry Humphries, Dame Edna Everage and Les Patterson, KBE -with a live, celebrity-packed studio audience.

Another Audience With Dame Edna Everage

Billy Connolly offers his unique brand of stand-up humour to a star-studded audience including Twiggy, Clive James, Michael Brandon, Ringo Starr and Samantha Fox.

Billy Connolly

Peter Ustinov talks to a specially invited celebrity audience.

Peter Ustinov

Comedian Victoria Wood performs before a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Dave Allen, Judi Dench and Dawn French, treating her guests to a selection of her celebrated monologues, taking questions from the audience, and performing some witty numbers at the piano.

Victoria Wood

A packed celebrity audience joins Dame Edna Everage.

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

American comic Jackie Mason entertains a celebrity audience.

Jackie Mason

Bob Monkhouse answers questions from a studio audience that includes Stephen Fry, Mandy Smith, Bill Treacher, comedians Little and Large, and Sir John Mills.

Bob Monkhouse

Jimmy Tarbuck entertains an audience of celebrity guests from the worlds of showbiz and sport with anecdotes about his life and career. The show ends with a jam session with Jimmy on the mike.

Jimmy Tarbuck

Ken Dodd entertains a celebrity audience to celebrate 40 years in show business. Guests include Frank Carson, Paul Daniels, Warren Mitchell, Kevin Whately and Coronation Street stars Liz Dawn, Bryan Mosely and Peter Baldwin.

Ken Dodd

Shirley Bassey sings and answers questions from a celebrity audience. Songs include Big Spender; Never Never Never and I Am What I Am.

Shirley Bassey

An evening with the outrageous and unpredictable Freddie Starr, as he performs in front of a celebrity audience. Those in the front few rows will no doubt be on their guard.

Freddie Starr

To mark 44 years in show business, Sooty entertains an audience of celebrities and their children with magic, music and comedy.

Sooty

Bruce Forsyth celebrates more than 50 years in show business by hosting a variety show in front of a celebrity audience.

Bruce Forsyth

Actor Warren Mitchell performs as Alf Garnett, the outrageous Cockney bigot, giving forthright opinions on subjects including the royal family, women's rights, religion and cricket in front of a celebrity audience.

Alf Garnett

Elton John entertains a celebrity studio audience, answering questions from the audience and singing songs with his guests.

Elton John

Comedian Freddie Starr entertains a celebrity audience.

Another Audience with Freddie Starr

Multi-talented Ronnie Corbett entertains a star-studded audience - including Ronnie Barker, Frank Skinner, Damien Hirst, Samantha Janus and Lord Parkinson - with his singing, dancing and piano playing, not to mention a touch of comedy.

Ronnie Corbett

The pop group the Spice Girls perform in front of a celebrity, and predominantly female, audience. In addition to performing nine of their songs, the members of the group answer questions about their lives and their rise to stardom from audience members.

The Spice Girls

The rock legend performs several of his classic hits, including Maggie May, D'Ya Think I'm Sexy and Sailing; he also duets with Emma Bunton on Tonight's The Night, and with Mick Hucknall and the Irish family band The Corrs.

Rod Stewart

Veteran pop trio The Bee Gees perform some of their greatest hits and take questions from a celebrity audience.

The Bee Gees

Mick Hucknall and co perform their hits in front of a specially invited audience.

Simply Red

The British boxer answers questions from a studio audience.

Lennox Lewis

An entertainment special in which the singer performs a selection of his greatest hits from his long career before an invited celebrity audience.

Tom Jones

An evening in the company of a star-studded audience and the musical legend Cliff Richard. Featuring contributions from Another Level, Elaine Paige, Vincenza La Scola, Chicken Shed and the Capital Voice Choir.

Sir Cliff Richard

Soul diva Diana Ross performs classic songs from her back catalogue and takes questions from the celebrity audience.

Diana Ross

Des entertains a packed celebrity studio audience.

Des O'Connor

Latin superstar Ricky Martin performs in front of an audience of TV celebrities. He performs She Bangs, Maria and Loaded. He also duets with Kylie Minogue (Livin' La Vida Loca) and Frances Ruffelle (A Little Fall Of Rain). Celebrities asking questions include Cilla Black, David Baddiel, Emma Bunton, Cat Deeley, Julian Clary, Steve Redgrave and Ian Wright.

Ricky Martin

The Australian songstress talks to a packed celebrity audience and performs a selection of her best loved hits.

Kylie Minogue

Legendary showbiz comedian Ken Dodd fields questions from a celebrity audience.

Another Audience with Ken Dodd

Lulu sings duets with Elton John and Sting, respectively Teardrops and Sail On Sailor. She teams up with Enrique Iglesias and Ronan Keating in a set including The Man Who Sold The World, To Sir With Love, First Of May, Light My Fire and Shout.

Lulu

All-round entertainer Brian Conley entertains a celebrity guest audience including Edward Woodward, Ron Atkinson and Coleen Nolan.

Brian Conley

Donny Osmond is joined by Blue and Westlife in renditions of One Love and Crazy Horses, and is re-united on stage for a performance with his brothers Wayne, Jay, Merrill and Alan.

Donny Osmond

The comedian entertains an all-star audience.

Harry Hill

The comedian, fresh out of the I'm A Celebrity jungle, plays to a host of well-known faces from the worlds of TV, sport and music.

Joe Pasquale

The Pub Landlord entertains a packed celebrity audience with his musings on world affairs, the British Empire, alcohol, and the national anthem.

Al Murray - The Pub Landlord

Another Audience with Joan Rivers

Shirley Bassey entertains another audience with songs and tales in a celebration of her showbusiness career.

Another Audience with Shirley Bassey

The Coronation Street cast entertain a celebrity audience.

Coronation Street

The recently re-formed band sing their old hits before a celebrity studio audience.

Take That: Live!

Lionel Richie performs a selection of his greatest hits plus tracks from his new album in this star-studded event and invites the celebrity audience to ask him questions. Including performances from special guest stars Westlife and Beverley Knight.

Lionel Richie: Live!

The Pub Landlord, aka comedian Al Murray, performs for a second time in front of an audience of celebrity fans. Recorded only a week before transmission, there's no telling what subjects The Guv might educate his audience on. Will anything compare to last time, when he cajoled Dean Gaffney into singing the national anthem several times?

Another Audience with Al Murray - The Pub Landlord

Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion performs her greatest hits in front of a star-studded audience, and fields questions from famous faces who have a chance to find out what makes one of the world's best-selling female recording artists tick.

Celine Dion

A tribute to the late TV presenter Jeremy Beadle (1948-2008), hosted by Chris Tarrant.

An Audience Without .... Jeremy Beadle

Neil Diamond treats his celebrity fans including Dame Judi Dench, the Zutons, Blur's Alex James, Alison Steadman, Ben Miller, Michelle Collins and Samantha Janus, plus the viewers at home, to a selection of his career-defining songs including Sweet Caroline, America, Cracklin' Rosie and Love On The Rocks. He also performs some hits from his number one album Home Before Dark, including the title track and Pretty Amazing Grace.

Neil Diamond

Donny and Marie Osmond bring us a taste of their hugely successful Las Vegas show and answer questions from a celebrity audience about three decades as showbiz superstars. It is over 20 years since the famous siblings last performed together in the UK, and today they sing some of their greatest hits as well as songs from their Vegas show. Highlights include a frenzied version of Crazy Horses by Donny, and Marie's huge hit Paper Roses.

Donny and Marie

Superstar singer Michael Bublé hosts a very special show in which he performs some of his best-loved songs including Everything, Home and Haven't Met You Yet as well as his versions of classics such as Cry Me A River. Michael is joined by - and answers questions from - a star-studded audience which includes Paul O'Grady, Dermot O'Leary, Joe McElderry, Keeley Hawes and Holly Willoughby.

Michael Bublé

Barry Manilow, accompanied by his orchestra, performs many of his best-loved songs including Copacabana, Mandy, Could It Be Magic, and I Write The Songs. The international superstar also answers questions from a celebrity audience about a career that spans five decades.

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.

An Audience with Les Dawson That Never Was

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