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Cabaret Cruise

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Cabaret Cruise
GenreVariety
Created byHarry Pringle
Based onCabaret
Presented byCommander Campbell
Country of originEngland
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes15
Production
ProducerHarry Pringle
Running time30–60 minutes
Production companyBBC Television
Original release
NetworkBBC Television
Release12 April 1937 (1937-04-12) [1] –
15 October 1949 (1949-10-15) [2]

Cabaret Cruise is a live variety programme series broadcast 1937–39, 1946 and 1949 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series Cabaret. Its distinctive feature was that it was set on the fictional ship RMS Sunshine, constructed in the studio. All 15 episodes were presented by British naval officer and broadcaster Commander Campbell and produced by Harry Pringle.[3]

An episode had been planned for October 1939;[4] it was not broadcast, because BBC Television suspended operations with the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939. In 1940, Pringle relocated to Australia. He was in England 1946–47 between spells of employment at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 1949 on leave of absence, and produced episodes on both occasions.

No episodes have survived.[Note 1]

Performers

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Performers (number of episodes given in parentheses) included:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The show was broadcast live. Methods for recording live television did not exist until late 1947, and were used very rarely by the BBC until around 1953–55.

References

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  1. ^ "Cabaret Cruise, BBC Television, 12 April 1937". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ "BBC Television listings 15 October 1949". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ^ Cabaret Cruise at IMDb
  4. ^ The Scanner (25 August 1939). "Laid Up" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ Dick Bentley at IMDb
  6. ^ The Beverley Sisters at IMDb
  7. ^ Buddy Bradley at IMDb
  8. ^ A.B. Campbell at IMDb
  9. ^ Florence Desmond at IMDb
  10. ^ Steven Geray at IMDb
  11. ^ Leslie Henson at IMDb
  12. ^ Charles Heslop at IMDb
  13. ^ Jack Jackson at IMDb
  14. ^ Jean Kent at IMDb
  15. ^ Magda Kun at IMDb
  16. ^ Eve Lister at IMDb
  17. ^ Joy Nichols at IMDb
  18. ^ Irene Pador at IMDb
  19. ^ George Robey at IMDb
  20. ^ Eric Robinson at IMDb
  21. ^ Ernest Shannon at IMDb
  22. ^ The Ship's Band at IMDb
  23. ^ Edwin Styles at IMDb
  24. ^ Jack Train at IMDb
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