Country of origin England No. of episodes 15 First episode date 12 April 1937 Number of episodes 15 Language English | Based on Cabaret Original language(s) English Final episode date 15 October 1949 Presented by A. B. Campbell | |
Cabaret Cruise was a live variety programme series broadcast 1937–39, 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; it was not broadcast, because BBC Television suspended operations with the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939. In 1940, Pringle relocated to Australia. He was in England 1946–47 between spells of employment at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 1949 on leave of absence, and produced episodes on both occasions.
No episodes have survived.
Performers
The following performers appeared in five or more episodes of Cabaret Cruise, or as of February 2016 are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. The numbers of episodes in which they appeared are given in parentheses.