The One and Only... is a British entertainment show, celebrating some of Britain's best loved stars from the world of entertainment. The first show aired on 8 April 2012 and was presented by Des O'Connor. The second aired on 16 October 2013, which was presented by Paul O'Grady, starred the comedian's good friend, Cilla Black.
| The One and Only | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Entertainment Music |
| Presented by | Des O'Connor (2012) Paul O'Grady (2013, 2015) |
| Starring | Des O'Connor (2012) Cilla Black (2013, 2015) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 8 April 2012 – 4 August 2015 |
| Related | |
| ITV Specials | |
This series format could be considered a successor to ITV's long running similar series "An Audience with...", also featuring guest celebrity appearances.
Episodes edit
Episode viewing figures from BARB.[1] Viewing figures do not include numbers from ITV HD or ITV +1.
| # | Date aired | Starring | Total viewers (millions) |
ITV weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
8 April 2012 | Des O'Connor | 3.56 | 20 |
2
|
16 October 2013 | Cilla Black | 4.02 | 17 |
| 4 August 2015 | 3.23 | 12 |
Des O'Connor edit
The One and Only Des O'Connor was aired on 8 April 2012 to celebrate O'Connor's 80th Birthday.[2] The show was presented by O'Connor and featured guests including Melanie Sykes, Bradley Walsh, Michelle Keegan, Katherine Kelly, Matt Lucas, Paul O'Grady and Robert Lindsay.[3] O'Connor died on 14 November 2020, aged 88.
Cilla Black edit
The One and Only Cilla Black aired on 16 October 2013 and was hosted by Paul O'Grady. There were a number of guests who appeared in the episode including Christopher Biggins, Amanda Holden, Ringo Starr, Alison Moyet and Katie Melua.
Following Black's death on 1 August 2015, this episode was repeated on ITV on 4 August 2015.[4][5] However, this was a specially adapted version of the episode and featured a tribute to Black from O'Grady.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Radio Times". RadioTimes.
- ^ "Bradley Walsh". bradleywalsh.co.uk.
- ^ Tara Conlan (3 August 2015). "Cilla Black tribute to air on ITV". the Guardian.
- ^ "ITV is airing a special tribute to Cilla Black on Tuesday night". Digital Spy. 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Paul O'Grady reacts to good friend Cilla Black's death: "She's like my sister"". Digital Spy. 2 August 2015.
- ^ Adam Miller (4 August 2015). "ITV honor Cilla Black with special documentary tonight". Express.co.uk.