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*Carla ([[Wunmi Mosaku]]) - after growing up in one of the poorest parts of London, she is a shy and unconfident adult |
*Carla ([[Wunmi Mosaku]]) - after growing up in one of the poorest parts of London, she is a shy and unconfident adult |
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*Jessie ([[Angel Coulby]]) - lead singer with the Louis Lester band, singing with her best friend Carla who she has known since school |
*Jessie ([[Angel Coulby]]) - lead singer with the Louis Lester band, singing with her best friend Carla who she has known since school |
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*Julian ([[Tom Hughes]]) - a charismatic, handsome and debonair man, coming from one of Britain’s most aristocratic families |
*Julian ([[Tom Hughes (actor)|Tom Hughes]]) - a charismatic, handsome and debonair man, coming from one of Britain’s most aristocratic families |
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*Louis ([[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]) - the band leader. Born in the UK, after his mother worked for a succession of rich families, he was always extremely aware how the other half lived and aspired to improve his lot. Through working as a merchant seaman, Louis sailed most of the world and developed his musical talents. |
*Louis ([[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]) - the band leader. Born in the UK, after his mother worked for a succession of rich families, he was always extremely aware how the other half lived and aspired to improve his lot. Through working as a merchant seaman, Louis sailed most of the world and developed his musical talents. |
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*Masterson ([[John Goodman]]) - An American mogul and one of the richest men in the world, his newest obsession is magazines |
*Masterson ([[John Goodman]]) - An American mogul and one of the richest men in the world, his newest obsession is magazines |
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Revision as of 22:41, 11 February 2013
| Dancing on the Edge | |
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 Cover for the published screenplay | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Stephen Poliakoff |
| Written by | Stephen Poliakoff |
| Directed by | Stephen Poliakoff |
| Starring | Chiwetel Ejiofor Matthew Goode John Goodman Mel Smith Anthony Head Jacqueline Bisset |
| Composer | Adrian Johnston |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two BBC HD |
| Release | 4 February 2013 – present |
Dancing on the Edge is a BBC television drama (produced by Ruby Film And Television), written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. It began airing on BBC Two and BBC HD from 4 February 2013. An explosive drama set in the early 1930s, following a black jazz band in London at a time of extraordinary change.
Overview
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Plot
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Episodes
The series has five episodes.
Episode 1
Music journalist Stanley Mitchell befriends The Louis Lester Band and helps its rise to fame from playing in a basement jazz club to the illustrious Imperial Hotel. At first, the band is treated with hostility by the hotel's elderly audience, most of whom have never heard jazz music nor seen black musicians before. However, one table of young aristocrats love their new music and invite them to play at a garden party.
Episode 2
The Louis Lester Band has yet to reach the fame it so desires, and is stuck playing children's birthday parties at the Imperial Ballroom. Louis is frustrated. However, the band is introduced to wealthy recluse Lady Lavinia Cremone and she may be able to change its fortunes.
Episode 3
The band and their friends are devastated by Jessie's (Angel Coulby) hospitalisation, and take turns to visit her. Louis is interviewed by police about events on the night of Jessie's attack, and he tells them that he saw Julian when he should have been on a train to Paris. The band have to be persuaded to play without Jessie for the Imperial Hotel's Christmas lunch and they are unsettled when a table of racist Germans walks out during the performance. But the mood is lifted when news arrives that Jessie has woken from her coma.
For New Year's Eve, Lady Cremone holds a party on her estate. Everybody is surprised when Julian turns up, announcing he has been in France exploring a new business idea. The group goes into the village to hear the New Year announced on a loudspeaker, and there is a joyous and romantic mood. In the middle of the party, Louis confides to Sarah that he saw Julian at the hotel the night of Jessie's attack. Stanley exacts revenge on the racists by smuggling in Louis to play at a German Embassy party. The prank goes brilliantly, but the friends' joy soon turns to tears when tragedy strikes.
Episode 4
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Episode 5
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Cast
- Carla (Wunmi Mosaku) - after growing up in one of the poorest parts of London, she is a shy and unconfident adult
- Jessie (Angel Coulby) - lead singer with the Louis Lester band, singing with her best friend Carla who she has known since school
- Julian (Tom Hughes) - a charismatic, handsome and debonair man, coming from one of Britain’s most aristocratic families
- Louis (Chiwetel Ejiofor) - the band leader. Born in the UK, after his mother worked for a succession of rich families, he was always extremely aware how the other half lived and aspired to improve his lot. Through working as a merchant seaman, Louis sailed most of the world and developed his musical talents.
- Masterson (John Goodman) - An American mogul and one of the richest men in the world, his newest obsession is magazines
- Pamela (Joanna Vanderham) - Society It girl and Julian’s sister
- Sarah (Janet Montgomery) - the English born daughter with a Russian immigrant background, Sarah immediately connects with Louis
Locations
Filming took place on location at the Grand Hotel and Council House in Birmingham, where the hotel scenes were shot, the Black Country Living Museum was used to shoot a scene set in a mining village and Ragley Hall in Warwickshire was used as Lady Cremone's home.[1] The railway scenes in the first episode were shot on the preserved Bluebell Railway.
References
- ^ Birmingham is the star of major new TV drama, Birmingham Mail, 2013-02-03, retrieved 9 February 2013
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External links
- Dancing on the Edge at BBC Online
- Dancing on the Edge at IMDb
- The Guardian, 4 February 2013: Dancing on the Edge: what was life really like for black jazz bands in 1930s Britain? Retrieved 2013-02-06
