''The One and Only...'' is a British entertainment show, celebrating some of Britain's best loved stars from the world of entertainment. The first show aired on 8 April 2012 and was presented by

Des O'Connor Desmond Bernard O'Connor (12 January 1932 – 14 November 2020) was an English comedian, singer and television presenter. He was a long-time TV chat-show host, beginning with '' The Des O'Connor Show'' in 1963, which ran for ten years. He ...

. The second aired on 16 October 2013, which was presented by

Paul O'Grady Paul James O'Grady MBE DL (born 14 June 1955) is an English comedian, broadcaster, actor, writer and former drag queen. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, very popular in ...

, starred the comedian's good friend, Cilla Black. This series format could be considered a successor to ITV's long running similar series "An Audience With...", also featuring guest celebrity appearances.

Episodes

Episode viewing figures from

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. Viewing figures do not include numbers from ITV HD or ITV +1.

Des O'Connor

''The One and Only Des O'Connor'' was aired on 8 April 2012 to celebrate O'Connor's 80th Birthday. The show was presented by O'Connor and featured guests including

Melanie Sykes Melanie Ann Sykes (born 7 August 1970) is an English television and radio presenter. She is best known for co-hosting '' Today with Des and Mel'' with Des O'Connor and '' Let's Do Lunch'' with Gino D'Acampo. She also co-hosted '' Going Out with ...

Bradley Walsh Bradley John Walsh (born 4 June 1960) is an English actor, comedian, singer, television presenter, and former professional footballer. Walsh is known for his roles as Danny Baldwin in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2004–2006), a ...

Michelle Keegan Michelle Elizabeth Keegan (born 3 June 1987) is an English actress, known for her roles as Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and Sergeant Georgie Lane in the BBC drama series '' Our Girl''. Keegan also starred as Tra ...

, Katherine Kelly,

Matt Lucas Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series ''Little Britain'' (2003–2006, 2020) and '' Come Fl ...

and Robert Lindsay. O'Connor died on 14 November 2020, aged 88.

Cilla Black

''The One and Only Cilla Black'' aired on 16 October 2013 and was hosted by

. There were a number of guests who appeared in the episode including Christopher Biggins,

Amanda Holden Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English actress, media personality, and singer. Since 2007, she has been a judge on the television talent show competition ''Britain's Got Talent'' on ITV. She also co-hosts the ''Heart Brea ...

, Ringo Starr, Alison Moyet and

Katie Melua Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian and British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of com ...

. Following Black's death on 1 August 2015, this episode was repeated on

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on 4 August 2015. However, this was a specially adapted version of the episode and featured a tribute to Black from O'Grady.

References

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