EXCLUSIVE: Cilla Black pays tribute to man who gave her big BBC break.

In this previously unseen footage, the late Cilla Black pays tribute to television producer Billy Cotton who have her a big break on his hugely popular BBC show in 1968, at the unveiling of a British Comedy Society plaque in his honour at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in 1995. Cilla is joined by a host of well known faces including Dave Allen, Ronnie Corbett, Mike Yarwood, Faith Brown, Russ Conway, her husband Bobby, and Billy's son, Bill Cotton Jr, the late Head of Light Entertainment at the BBC.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I saw this on The Footage Detectives. It's really great to see!

[@BillyBob-yb5ht]

Thank you for sharing wonderful post.

[@richardnicholls4262]

Great to see Cilla in this footage, always elegant always lovely x

[@carolwilson6317]

This looks like a very good song to watch and remember Cilla Black. Carol. WilsonX

[@Janster59]

WONDERFUL!

[@steviemoon4472]

Lovely !

[@devonguy02]

That,s how radio used to be done live, no mp3 crap

[@Hgood1]

So sad Cilla is gone. Hideous that she’s gone,