Cabaret Cruise is a Live television variety show series broadcast 193739, 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.
An episode had been planned for October 1939;
No episodes have survived.[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 195355.]
Performers
Performers (number of episodes given in parentheses) included:
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Dick Bentley (190795), Australia-born comedian (1)
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The Beverley Sisters, vocal and light entertainment trio (2)
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Buddy Bradley (190572), choreographer (1)
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Commander Campbell (18811966), compere (15)
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Florence Desmond (190593), English comedian (1)
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Steven Geray (190473), Hungarian-born actor (4)
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Leslie Henson (18911957), English comedian (1)
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Charles Heslop (18831966), actor (1)
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Jack Jackson (190678), trumpeter and bandleader (1)
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Jean Kent (19212013), British actress (1)
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Magda Kun (191245), Hungarian-born actress (4)
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Eve Lister (191397), British actress (1)
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Joy Nichols (192592), Australian-born comedian (1)
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Irene Prador (191196), Austrian-born actress (1)
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George Robey (18691954), English comedian (1)
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Eric Robinson (190874) and His Boat Deck Boys, musicians (3)
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Ernest Shannon, impressionist (5)
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The Ship's Band, musicians (8)
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Edwin Styles (18991960), actor (2)
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Jack Train (190266), British film actor (1)
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