ARCHIVE NO. 055 · Post-war entertainment
Leslie Randall
Actor and comedian
South Shields-born Leslie Randall served in the RAF during the Second World War before building a career in comedy and acting. With Joan Reynolds, he starred in Joan and Leslie, ITV’s first home-grown sitcom.
His work took him beyond British television to the United States and Australia. American audiences saw him in I Dream of Jeannie and the Monkees episode Hitting the High Seas, while his film appearances included Billy Liar.