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The Kenny Everett Video Show (later renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette) was a British television comedy and music programme produced by Thames Television for the ITV network from 3 July 1978 to 21 May 1981.
This is a list of episodes including its four series and three Christmas / New Year specials. Dates listed are original airdates.
Series
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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Series premiere | Series finale | |||
1 | 8 | 3 July 1978 | 21 August 1978 | |
2 | 10 | 19 February 1979 | 30 April 1979 | |
3 | 8 | 18 February 1980 | 14 April 1980 | |
4 | 6 | 16 April 1981 | 21 May 1981 |
Episodes
Series 1 (1978)
The first episode of The Kenny Everett Video Show aired at 6:45pm on Monday 3 July 1978. The eight-part series consisted mostly of musical performances, alongside Hot Gossip routines, Captain Kremmen cartoons, archive clips and occasional OB segments.
Total | # | Title | Musical guests | Other guests | Original airdate | |
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1 | 1 | "Series 1, Episode 1" | Steve Gibbons Band • Bryan Ferry • Wings • Bonnie Tyler • Electric Light Orchestra | Elton John (VT inserts) | 3 July 1978 (1978-07-03) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Supernature" by Cerrone Rock of Ages segment: Dickie Pride: "Slippin' and Slidin'" (archive clip from Oh Boy!) DVD edits: "I've Had Enough", "London Town" and "Mr. Blue Sky" removed from Network DVD release. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Series 1, Episode 2" | Darts • Kate Bush • Lindisfarne • Yellow Dog • The Rolling Stones | N/A | 10 July 1978 (1978-07-10) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Floyd's Theme" by Natural Juices Video Vault segment: Heinz's Great American Soup commercial with Ann Miller DVD edits: "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", "Respectable" and Kate Bush interview sketch removed from Network DVD release. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Series 1, Episode 3" | Suzi Quatro • Nick Lowe • Gordon Giltrap | Thin Lizzy • Bob Dylan (film inserts) | 17 July 1978 (1978-07-17) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "If My Friends Could See Me Now" by Linda Clifford Video Vault segment: Bambi Meets Godzilla DVD edits: "Rosalie" and "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" removed from Network DVD release. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Series 1, Episode 4" | The Moody Blues • The Pirates | The Who (film insert) • Robin Askwith • Janet Brown • Tim Brooke-Taylor | 24 July 1978 (1978-07-24) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed Rock of Ages segment: Cliff Richard, Marty Wilde and Dickie Pride with The Vernons Girls: "Three Cool Cats" (archive clip from Oh Boy!) | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Series 1, Episode 5" | Elkie Brooks • The Rolling Stones • Renaissance • Justin Hayward | N/A | 31 July 1978 (1978-07-31) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones Video Vault segment: Jeno's Pizza Rolls commercial | ||||||
6 | 6 | "Series 1, Episode 6" | Darts • Bonnie Tyler • City Boy | 10cc (film insert) | 7 August 1978 (1978-08-07) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes Rock of Ages segment: Cliff Richard: "Turn Me Loose" (archive clip from Oh Boy!) DVD edits: "Please Remember Me" removed from Network DVD release. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "Series 1, Episode 7" | Steve Gibbons Band • Bryan Ferry • The Moody Blues • Labi Siffre | David Essex (film insert) | 14 August 1978 (1978-08-14) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: Supernature by Cerrone | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Series 1, Episode 8" | Wings • Suzi Quatro • The Boomtown Rats • Marshall Hain | N/A | 21 August 1978 (1978-08-21) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Stuff Like That" by Quincy Jones DVD edits: "London Town" removed from Network DVD release. |
Series 2 (1979)
Prior to the second series, the programme returned on New Year's Day 1979 in most ITV regions (except Scottish Television, which aired the special on 7 January 1979) with the Didn't Quite Make it in Time for Christmas Video Show, which also aired in a shortened version on 18 April 1979 - as ITV's entry for the Golden Rose of Montreux.
Series Two began at 7:00pm on Monday 19 February 1979 with an extended ten-episode run (30 minutes per episode) and a greater reliance on comedy material.
Total | # | Title | Guests | Original airdate | |
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10 | 1 | "Series 2, Episode 1" | Elvis Costello and The Attractions • David Essex | 19 February 1979 (1979-02-19) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer Video Vault clip: Alka-Seltzer commercial from the United States. Production notes: "Oliver's Army" lyric censored on That’s TV Gold's 2021 repeat | |||||
11 | 2 | "Series 2, Episode 2" | Dave Edmunds and Rockpile • Cliff Richard | 26 February 1979 (1979-02-26) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Hot Child in the City" by Nick Gilder Video Vault clip: Uncle Bill's Wines and Spirits commercial from Australia. | |||||
12 | 3 | "Series 2, Episode 3" | Levinsky / Sinclair (ft. Richard O'Brien) • Kate Bush • Thin Lizzy • Cliff Richard (cameo) | 5 March 1979 (1979-03-05) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Contact" by Edwin Starr Video Vault clip: Marilyn Monroe commercial for Union Oil Company DVD edits: "Wow" removed from Network DVD release. | |||||
13 | 4 | "Series 2, Episode 4" | The Real Thing • Bonnie Tyler • Leo Sayer | 12 March 1979 (1979-03-12) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Oh Happy Day" by Roberta Kelly DVD edits: "My Guns Are Loaded" removed from Network DVD release. | |||||
14 | 5 | "Series 2, Episode 5" | Darts • The Pretenders • Roxy Music | 19 March 1979 (1979-03-19) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "All Right Now" by Free | |||||
15 | 6 | "Series 2, Episode 6" | The Average White Band • Kiki Dee • The Pretenders (cameo) • David Essex | 26 March 1979 (1979-03-26) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Le Freak" by Chic | |||||
16 | 7 | "Series 2, Episode 7" | Squeeze • Frankie Miller • Dean Friedman | 2 April 1979 (1979-04-02) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "The Eve of the War" by Jeff Wayne | |||||
17 | 8 | "Series 2, Episode 8" | The Pretenders (cameo) • Justin Hayward • Gerry Rafferty • Tina Turner | 9 April 1979 (1979-04-09) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "The Number One Song in Heaven" by Sparks | |||||
18 | 9 | "Series 2, Episode 9" | Wings • Rachel Sweet • David Bowie | 23 April 1979 (1979-04-23) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones DVD edits: "Goodnight Tonight" removed from Network DVD release. | |||||
19 | 10 | "Series 2, Episode 10" | M • David Essex • The Moody Blues | 30 April 1979 (1979-04-30) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Supernature" by Cerrone (Video Vault reprise from S1E7) DVD edits: "Pop Muzik" removed from Network DVD release. |
Series 3 (1980)
The Video Show returned at 11:00pm on New Year's Eve 1979 with an hour-long special, Will Kenny Everett Make it to 1980? on most of the ITV network. Scottish Television aired it the following afternoon while Grampian Television opted out of the final part on its original transmission.
Series 3 ran for eight episodes, starting at 7:00pm on Monday 18 February 1980.
Total | # | Title | Guests | Original airdate | |
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21 | 1 | "Series 3, Episode 1" | Gary Numan • The Shadows • The Pretenders • Freddie Mercury (cameo) • Katie Boyle | 18 February 1980 (1980-02-18) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Linda Clifford Production notes: "Riders in the Sky" replaced by Love Deluxe in original US airing | |||||
22 | 2 | "Series 3, Episode 2" | The Boomtown Rats • Suzi Quatro • Cliff Richard | 25 February 1980 (1980-02-25) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd Production notes: "Someone's Looking at You" repeated from The Will Kenny Everett Make It to 1980? Show | |||||
23 | 3 | "Series 3, Episode 3" | Dave Edmunds and Rockpile • Cliff Richard • Dusty Springfield (cameo) • Anna Dawson | 3 March 1980 (1980-03-03) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "The Hardest Part" by Blondie Video Vault clip: Technics cassette tapes commercial from Japan | |||||
24 | 4 | "Series 3, Episode 4" | Dusty Springfield • Elvis Costello and The Attractions • The Police • David Essex (cameo) | 10 March 1980 (1980-03-10) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Working Day and Night" by Michael Jackson Video Vault clip: Joe Frazier commercial for Miller Lite | |||||
25 | 5 | "Series 3, Episode 5" | Ellen Foley • David Essex | 17 March 1980 (1980-03-17) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Baby Talks Dirty" by The Knack | |||||
26 | 6 | "Series 3, Episode 6" | Sky • The Boomtown Rats • Suzi Quatro (cameo) | 24 March 1980 (1980-03-24) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Street Life" by The Crusaders ft. Randy Crawford DVD edits: "Toccata" removed from Network DVD release. | |||||
27 | 7 | "Series 3, Episode 7" | Suzi Quatro • 10cc (film insert) • Joe Jackson | 31 March 1980 (1980-03-31) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Money (That's What I Want)" by The Flying Lizards Video Vault clip: Cadbury Crunchie bar commercial (New Zealand) | |||||
28 | 8 | "Series 3, Episode 8" | The Police • Pete Townshend • Paul McCartney | 14 April 1980 (1980-04-14) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie DVD edits: "Coming Up" removed from Network DVD release. |
Series 4 (Video Cassette, 1981)
Everett's last New Year's special, The Kenny Everett New Year's Daze Show aired at 11:50pm on New Year's Eve 1980 over most of the ITV network. Ulster Television never aired this special, while Grampian and Scottish broadcast it two days later.
The final series, renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette, saw the show moved to Thursday evenings at 7:30pm in a bid to compete with BBC1's Top of the Pops. Unhappy with the scheduling of the series, among other issues, Everett left Thames and moved to BBC Television.
Total | # | Title | Musical guest | Other guests | Original airdate | |
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30 | 1 | "Series 4, Episode 1" | BA Robertson | Mel Smith • Lennie Bennett • David Essex • Anna Dawson • Philip Elsmore | 16 April 1981 (1981-04-16) | |
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31 | 2 | "Series 4, Episode 2" | The Pretenders | Billy Connolly • Tom O'Connor • Cliff Richard • Anna Dawson • Barry Cryer (voiceover) | 23 April 1981 (1981-04-23) | |
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32 | 3 | "Series 4, Episode 3" | Hot Chocolate | Terry Wogan • Michael Aspel • Anna Dawson | 30 April 1981 (1981-04-30) | |
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33 | 4 | "Series 4, Episode 4" | Cliff Richard | Bernard Manning • Billy Connolly • Anna Dawson | 7 May 1981 (1981-05-07) | |
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34 | 5 | "Series 4, Episode 5" | Chas & Dave | Mel Smith • Terry Wogan • Anna Dawson • Barry Cryer (voiceover) | 14 May 1981 (1981-05-14) | |
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35 | 6 | "Series 4, Episode 6" | Dire Straits | Michael Aspel • Lionel Blair • Anna Dawson • Barry Cryer (voiceover) | 21 May 1981 (1981-05-21) | |
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Specials
Total | # | Title | Guests | Original airdate | |
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9 | 1 | "The Didn't Quite Make it in Time for Christmas Video Show" | Rod Stewart • Leo Sayer | 1 January 1979 (1979-01-01) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routine: Ease on Down the Road by Diana Ross and Michael Jackson | |||||
20 | 2 | "The "Will Kenny Everett Make It to 1980?" Show" | Bryan Ferry • Suzi Quatro • The Boomtown Rats • Cliff Richard • David Bowie • Thin Lizzy • The Sex Pistols | 31 December 1979 (1979-12-31) | |
Featured tracks:
Hot Gossip routines: Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones / Sleazy by Village People | |||||
29 | 3 | "The Kenny Everett New Year's Daze Show" | Anna Dawson • David Essex • Billy Connolly • Bernard Manning | 31 December 1980 (1980-12-31) | |
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References
- imdb.com - The Kenny Everett Video Cassette
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Season 1, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Season 2, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Season 3, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Season 4, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #1.1, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #1.2, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #1.3, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #1.4, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #1.5, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #1.6, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #1.7, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #1.8, imdb.com
- "That's TV Gold – That's TV".
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.1, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.2, imdb.com
- Levinsky/Sinclair: "Only Feel This Way" - produced by John Sinclair for Sarm Productions, engineered by Gary Langan (1979 The Famous Charisma Label, catalogue number: CB 327)
- The Kenny Everett Video Show as broadcast by That's TV Christmas on 20 November 2021, episode 3 of series 2 (Thames TV/Fremantle 1979)
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.3, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.4, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.5, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.6, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.7, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.8, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.9, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #2.10, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #3.1, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #3.2, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #3.3, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #3.4, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #3.5, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #3.6, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #3.7, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #3.8, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #4.1, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #4.2, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #4.3, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #4.4, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #4.5, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - Episode #4.6, imdb.com
- The Didn't Quite Make It in Time for Christmas Video Show, imdb.com
- The Will Kenny Everett Make It to 1980? Show, imdb.com
- The Kenny Everett New Year's Daze Show, imdb.com