Television Usage
The venue is frequently hired out for television production, with many famous TV series having been shot on site, including The Bill, The IT Crowd, De-Lovely, Little Britain, Extras (the Aladdin pantomime episode with Les Dennis) and We Are Most Amused, a comedy gala performance to celebrate the 60th birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales, in aid of The Prince's Trust.
Notably, the venue was the home of annual televised Christmas pantomime, including:
- Aladdin (BBC 1971) - starring Cilla Black, Alfred Marks, Roy Castle and Norman Vaughan
- Dick Whittington and His Cat (BBC 1972) - starring Dick Emery, Peter Noone, Michael Aspel, Gemma Craven, Robert Dorning and Stratford Johns
- Robin Hood (BBC 1973) - starring Terry Scott, Hugh Lloyd, Anita Harris, Billy Dainty, Dana, Freddie Davies and Alan Curtis
- Jack and the Beanstalk (ITV 1998) - starring Julie Walters, Neil Morrissey, Denise van Outen, Adrian Edmondson, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks and Julian Clary.
- Aladdin (ITV 2000) - starring Ed Byrne, Patsy Kensit, John Savident, Griff Rhys Jones, Martin Clunes, Ralf Little, Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Billy Murray, Lisa Riley, Meera Syal, Trisha Goddard, Leslie Phillips and S Club 7.
- Dick Whittington (ITV 2002) - starring Richard Wilson, Harry Hill, James Fleet, Amanda Barrie, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kevin Bishop, Julian Clary, Vanessa Feltz, Lee Mack, Tina O'Brien, Paul Merton, Debra Stephenson, Jessica Stevenson, Mark Williams and Hear'Say.
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