Series nine to eleven from the 1970s tv sketch show hosted by curmudgeonly northern comedian les dawson dawson largely established his comedy reputation on the show and also provided a platform for a number of other entertainers to showcase their talents john cleese made regular guest appearances on the show while roy barraclough acted as dawsons trusty sidekick guests appearing in this volume include henry cooper freddie trueman lynsey de paul and the mp cyril smith