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The Bachelors Show – 1970

The Bachelors (Con and Dec Cluskey and John Stokes) Freddie Starr, Hope and Keen, Susan Lane, The Four Rebertes, Palermo and Phillips, The Starlighters and 16 Tiller girls

The Ken Dodd Laughter Spectacular – 1971

Ken Dodd and the Diddy Men, Lyn Kennington, Johnny Hart, Stromboli, Jack Becket, Rudi Horn, Nine Tisza Balaton, Jimmie Currie’s Waterfalls, The Bel Canto Singers and the Tiller Girls

International Spectacular – 1972

Cilla Black, Johnny Hackett, Don MacLean, Peter Rostal and Paul Schaefer, Trio Hoganas, The Veterans, Gayna Martine with the boys and girls, and Jimmie Currie’s Fountains

International Spectacular 1973

Danny La Rue, Toni Palmer, David Ellen, Jimmy Hunt, Jenny Layland, Mike Goddard, Tony Deary, The Black Theatre of Prague, The Derek New singers and the Tommy Shaw Dancers

The Val Doonican Show – 1974

Val Doonican, Roger Richards Quintet, Dailey and Wayne, Patricia Cahill, Norman Vaughan, Des Lane and the 18 Fred Peters Dancers

The Freddie Starr Show – 1975

Mike Burton, Lynn Rogers, Francis Van Dyke, Mother’s Pride, The Mistins, The Second Generation Dancers

Dad’s Army – 8th June for Two Weeks – 1976

The Black and White Minstrel Show – 1976

Ted Darling, Les Want, Bob Hunter, Les Rawlings, The Mitchell Maids, The Television Toppers, Don Maclean, Lenny Henry, Fiddlygig, Nino Frediani and Don

Danny La Rue Show – 1977

Danny La Rue, David Ellen, Jacquie Toye, Peter Eden, Wayne King, Dawson Chance and Roy Rolland Dunfield

Comedy Spectacular 1978

Tom O’Connor, Moira Anderson, Dave Evans, Gil Dova, Johnny Hutch and the Halfwits, Los Amigos del Paraguay, and the 16 Tiller girls

The All Laughter Spectacular 1979

Little and Large, Frank Carson, Norman Collier, Pepe and his friends, Francis Van Dyke and the Pamela Davis Dancers

Mike Yarwood in Persons – 1980

Brian Marshall, The Nolans, The Six Ashtons and the Fred Peters Dancers

The Ken Dodd Laughter Spectacular 1981

Ken Dodd, Rudy Cardenas, Los Matacos, Brian Pullman, Sweet Spice, Lynne Williamson and Lily Yokoi

Little and Large All Laughter Show – 1982

Syd Little, Eddie Large, Dana, Michael Barrymore, Lisa Dawn Hart and Pepe and his Friends

Paul Daniels Summer Magic – 1983

Paul Daniels, Valla Bertini and The Koziaks

Hi – De – Hi – 1984

Ruth Madoc, Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Michael Knowles, Su Pollard, Ben Warriss, Barry Howard and Joe Black

Summer Spectacular – Cannon & Ball 1985

 Canon and Ball, Dudley Doolittle, The Four Sinekos, Lena Zavaroni

Freddie Starr – 1986

Grace Kennedy, Wayne Dobson, Pepe and friends, Lisa Dawn Hart, and the Brian Rogers TV Dancers

Cannon and Ball – 1987

Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball, The Nolans, Brian Conley, Bob Bramson, The Clark Brothers and the Brian Rogers TV Dancers

Les Dawson – 1988

Frank Carson, Keith Harris, The Roly Polys, Jimmy Gibbo, Jane Marie Osborne and the Dawson Dollies

Cats – 1989

Marti Webb

Freddie Starr – 1990

Freddie Starr, Dana, Domino, Barnaby, Dooby Duck and the Starlettes TV Dancers

42nd Street – 1991

Bob Sessions, Elaine London and Meg Johnson

Barnum – (Part One Summer Season Show 1992)

Paul Nicholas, Carol Duffy, Clare Miller, Alan Heap, Nicola Blackman and Simon David Trout

July 15th Buddy – (Part Two Summer Season Show 1992)

Joe Lutton

The Joe Longthorne Summer Spectacular – 1993

Little and Large, Gina Johnson and Richard De Vere

Sunday Shows

Brian Conley – 11 July to 5 September,

Ken Dodd – 12 September to 3 October

Freddie Starr – 10 October to 7 Nov

Festival ’94 Spectacular – 20th July to 5th November 1994

Cannon and Ball, Wayne Dobson, Bradley Walsh, Steve Halliday and Nikita Scott

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – 1995

Aled Jones, Ria Jones, David J Higgins and Brian Smith

Summer Holiday – 1996

Darren Day, Faith Brown, Ross King and Clare Buckfield

Oh ! What a Night – 1997 – 3rd July to 1st Nov.

Kid Creole (August Darnell), John Altman, Bernie Nolan,

Sunday Show – 1998

Holiday Startime

Jane McDonald, Johnnie Casson, Russell Watson and Billy Pearce

Goosebumps – 28th May to 5th Sept. 1999

Boogie Nights – 9th Sept. to 30th Oct. 1999