Jimmy Tarbuck

Acting

Jimmy Tarbuck

Born 1940-02-06 · Liverpool, UK

James Joseph Tarbuck OBE is an English comedian, singer, actor, entertainer and game show host. He was a host of Sunday Night at the London Palladium in the mid-1960s, and hosted numerous game shows and quiz shows on ITV during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.

Acting credits

Brazen Hussies poster
3.8

After meeting her old school friend Sandra Delaney, who now works as a stripper, pub owner Maureen Hardcastle decides to spice up her flagging business by turning it into a male stripper club, with the help of untrustworthy businessman Billy Bowman.

Brazen Hussies

1996

The Best of Cannon & Ball poster
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Double act Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball entertain us with their own unique brand of humour. The programmes feature various sketch shows along with many celebrity guests.

The Best of Cannon & Ball

1985

Our Cilla poster
6.5

Tribute to entertainer Cilla Black.

Our Cilla

2015

James Bond: The First 21 Years poster
6.7

A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

A Hand to Hold poster
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An elderly Irish woman finds herself literally attached to her deceased husband. Their bond leads to increasingly grotesque events.

A Hand to Hold

2026

Strictly Sinatra poster
5.0

In Glasgow, Toni Cocozza, age 28, aspires to be a lounge singer; his repertoire is strictly Sinatra, backed by Bill, an aging piano player and his only friend. Toni dreams big and enters a local television talent show. About that time, a local Mob boss decides Toni is great entertainment and invites him to be his guest at a casino. Toni chats up Irene, a cigarette girl, he gets an odd job or two from Chisolm, the mobster's number two, the audition goes bust, and Toni's future is uncertain. One thing leads to another with the Mob. Is Toni at a crossroads, or is there in reality no turning or going back?

Strictly Sinatra

2001

The Plank poster
6.2

A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.

The Plank

1967

The Cancellation Of Jim Davidson poster
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Comedian Jim Davidson offers an in-depth exploration of his life and unique career. Sign in to watchTrue, he's no longer the BBC's Mr Saturday Night. At one point he was earning £1.5 million a year as host of Big Break and The Generation Game. The BBC dropped him in 2002, but that was years before cancel culture, and even his manager admitted that he'd had a good run.

The Cancellation Of Jim Davidson

2024

Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes poster
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This celebratory special showcases appearances by the revered comedian, featuring material previously unseen by British audiences, including tour-de-force performances on US TV.

Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes

2024

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck poster
10.0

Jimmy Tarbuck parades his comic wares in front of a celebrity audience, including Cilla Black, Bruce Forsyth, Billy Connolly, Michael Parkinson, Harry Secombe and Henry Cooper.

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

1994

An Audience with Joan Rivers poster
7.0

The shockingly controversial, outrageous, and wickedly funny comedienne performing live in front of a celebrity audience.

An Audience with Joan Rivers

1984

An Audience with Shirley Bassey poster
7.0

Showbiz legend Dame Shirley Bassey delights a celebrity audience by singing songs and answering light-hearted questions. Enjoy renditions including Born to Sing and George Harrison's Something from the sequin-gowned Welsh songstress.

An Audience with Shirley Bassey

1995

Les Dawson Lost Tapes poster
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Through previously unseen footage and clips, we reveal a very different side to the late comedian Les Dawson's public persona and discover the real Les away from the spotlight.

Les Dawson Lost Tapes

2021

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were poster
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Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were tells Sir Ken’s story from his boyhood growing up in the 1930s in Knotty Ash, through his big break into show business and then on to his unrivalled career in entertainment. Poignant and uplifting, the programme features interviews with the people who knew Sir Ken best – friends and family in Liverpool and beyond, and his many colleagues, admirers and fellow-performers from the world of entertainment. The programme also features an interview with Sir Ken’s wife, Lady Anne Dodd.

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

2018

Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer poster
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ITV pay tribute to Des O'Connor in this special celebrating his life and work, telling how Des went from Butlins Redcoat to become the ultimate entertainer.

Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer

2020

An Audience with Bruce Forsyth poster
10.0

Bruce Forsyth entertains a VIP audience as he stars in a spectacular one-man show.

An Audience with Bruce Forsyth

1997

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8.5

A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.

The Unforgettable Harry Secombe

2010

Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words poster
7.0

An affectionate look back at Tommy Cooper's life and career. Sir Michael Parkinson, Jimmy Tarbuck and Chris Tarrant and others reflect on what made Tommy Cooper one of the greatest ever comedians. Colleagues talk about working with him, and his daughter Vicky reveals her feelings about her father.

Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words

2018

Jimmy Tarbuck's 18 Nightmare Holes Of Golf poster
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TV personality Jimmy Tarbuck, a golfing fanatic, takes the viewer on a tour of the 18 worst holes in golf. With footage of the pros having nightmares (Faldo, Ballesteros, Woosnam and Norman are just some of the famous names), it shows that it is not just the enthusiastic amateur that has difficulties in the bunker, or with water hazards, or tiger rough, or trees...

Jimmy Tarbuck's 18 Nightmare Holes Of Golf