Rising Stars
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Host
Lennie Bennett (1979)
Arthur Askey and Jenny Lee Wright (1980)
Frankie Vaughan and Jenny Lee Wright (1980 final)
Broadcast
BBC1, 14 October 1979 - 30 December 1980 (15 programmes in two series)
Synopsis
A Sunday evening talent contest, with performers in various categories securing marks out of 100 from ten UK regions.
The 1979 series was filmed at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool just a couple of days before transmission. Arthur Askey was taken ill just before the end of the 1980 series; Jenny Lee Wright hosted the last heat on her own, and was joined by Frankie Vaughan for the final.
Acts discovered on the show include The Great Soprendo and Gary Wilmot.
Champions
- 1979: Jacqui Scott
- 1980: Peter John Mitchell
