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Les Dawson puts his innate comic ability to excellent use as the hapless protagonist in this series of comedy plays made by ITV company Yorkshire Television. The series is written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Supporting actors include Roy Barraclough and a wealth of special guests.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Les MiserablesJune 12, 1975—Les suffers a bad case of melancholia and takes to his bed. Not even a visit from a cheery health visitor can lift his mood; in fact, before
- S01E02Where There's a WillJune 19, 1975—Uncle Enoch Dawson has died, and his surviving relatives have gathered for the reading of his will. Les is surprised to find that in order
- S01E03Stage-StruckJune 26, 1975—Les becomes restless as a resting actor, and can't wait to set the stage alight with his prodigious talent once more...
- S01E04Accident ProneJuly 3, 1975—Trashing his freshly repaired motorbike in a road traffic accident, Les becomes an unbearably impatient patient. Unfortunately, the doctor's
- S01E05All Pools DayJuly 8, 1975—Les becomes the victim of some swift vigilante justice when he's suspected of being a robber. All he wanted was a postal order to pay the po
- S01E06The Clerical ErrorJuly 22, 1975—Les causes mayhem when he does a bit of child-minding for the Reverand and Mrs. Ffoulkes. While they are enjoying dinner with the Bishop, he
- S01E07Strangers in the NightJuly 29, 1975—Les takes the overnight sleeper to bra bonny Scotland, causing disruption and mayhem in his wake. Dressed to the nines, he cruises the buffe
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