NEW AND SEALED

Seaside Special was a Summer Variety show broadcast from 1975. It was an outside broadcast filmed at a big top in a British seaside resort. Originally the big top belonged to various circuses mainly Gerry Cottle's Circus 

The programme was developed by producer Michael Hurll. The series was broadcast from various Pontin's Holiday Camps around the UK under the Gerry Cottle Big Top

Some of the big stars from that era appeared in a mixture of famous holiday resorts including Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, Torbay Etc.

Sit Back and enjoy Saturday Night TV as it used to be With the first complete series of Seaside Special. 

(Please Note this is archive material and each programme has a time clock at the top of the screen)

5 July 1975 Location - Blackpool Starring - Ken Dodd And The Diddymen. With Special Guests Dana, Wild Honey. And Introduced by David Hamilton and featuring New Edition.

12 July 1975 Location - Great Yarmouth Starring - Peters and Lee with Special Guests Billy Dainty, Alan Randall, Frank Carson, Stu Francis, Cool Breeze. And Introduced by Noel Edmonds and featuring New Edition.

19 July 1975 Location - Blackpool Starring - Mike & Bernie Winters, with Special Guests, The Three Degrees, Peter Gordeno, Paul Melba. And Introduced By David Hamilton and featuring New Edition.

26 July 1975 Location - Poole, Dorset. Starring - Cilla Black With Special Guests Paul Jones, Don MacLean, Brother Lee’s,  Ronnie Dukes and Ricki Lee. And Introduced by Tony Blackburn and featuring New Edition.

2 August 1975 Location - Great Yarmouth Starring - Dick Emery With Special Guests  Sacha Distel with Clodagh Rodgers, Little and Large, Norman Caley. And Introduced by Noel Edmonds and featuring New Edition.

16 August 1975 Location - Torbay Starring - Dailey & Wayne With Special Guests Des Lane, Lulu, ABBA, Janet Brown, Kenneth McKellar, Mike Batt. And Introduced By Tony Blackburn and featuring New Edition.

23 August 1975 Location - Poole, Dorset Starring - Rolf Harris With Special The Bachelors, Stuart Gillies, Bernie Clifton, Johnny More, Rita Morris and Introduced By Tony Blackburn featuring New Edition.

30 August 1975 Location - Torbay Starring - Roy Hudd With Special Guests, Keith Harris, Tessie O'Shea, Lena Zavaroni, Derek Dene. And Introduced by Tony Blackburn and featuring New Edition.

 PLEASE NOTE 9TH AUGUST WAS WIPED AND DOES NOT EXIST