Tarbuck's Luck

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Tarbuck's Luck
GenreComedy
Starring Jimmy Tarbuck
Composer Ronnie Hazlehurst
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducersFreddie Carpenter
James Moir
Peter Whitmore
Running time45 minutes
Production company BBC
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release29 May 1970 (1970-05-29) 
13 June 1972 (1972-06-13)

Tarbuck's Luck is a British television variety show which aired on BBC 1. It appeared for one-off episode in 1970, [1] then returned as a full six-part series in 1972. Hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck, who had been signed up by the BBC following his success on ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium , it combined a mixture of stand-up comedy, sketches and musical performances.

Contents

Guests who appeared on the show included Anita Harris, Lionel Blair, Carolyn Seymour, The Bee Gees, Cilla Black, Carol Raye, Joan Benham, Julia Breck, April Walker, June Whitfield, Yootha Joyce, Miriam Karlin, Patricia Hayes, Lulu, Margaret Nolan, Clodagh Rodgers, Joan Sims, Harry Secombe, Josephine Tewson and Sheila Steafel.

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References

  1. Perry p.224

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