The Winifred Atwell Show
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The Winifred Atwell Show was the title of both a British TV and radio series in the mid-1950s. They starred pianist Winifred Atwell, who had had a number of hits on the UK charts.
The television series was broadcast 21 April to 23 June 1956 on ITV as "Bernard Delfont presents The Winifred Atwell Show",.[1] The series was initially booked by ITV for 6 episodes, but this was extended to 10 by popular demand.[2] Regulars included singing act Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr and the comedy act Morecambe and Wise. The show switched to the BBC for 7 weekly episodes starting 13 April 1957.[3] All episodes of both series are believed to be lost.[4]
Atwell did a later TV series in the early 1960s called The Amazing Miss A, of which most episodes survive.[5]
She was likely the first black woman to have her own series on British television.[citation needed]