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The Bass Player and the Blonde

1978 – present
1 seasons · 3 episodes
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The Bass Player and the Blonde was a television play in the ITV Playhouse series, first broadcast 14 June 1977. It was followed up with a three-part serial with the episodes given the names of musical terms: Rondo, Allegro, and Andante. In the play and the series, George Manghan, a middle aged, debt ridden bass player in a Jazz band, falls in love with the wealthy and much younger blonde singer Terry, much to the distress of her father.

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George Mangham (Edward Woodward) is a talented world-weary jazz composer who has fallen on hard times and lives in a seedy world. He now works as a bass player at 'Larry's Club' in London.George lives alone with his cat, drinks endlessly and gambles. He plans on marrying a woman he does not love. He is forever being harassed by gangsters who he owes money to.

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Edward Woodward
George Mangham
Jane Wymark
Terry
Ronald Fraser
Charlie
Jeremy Sinden
Nigel
Alfie Bass
Pawnbroker
Sam Kydd
Max
Betty McDowall
Beth
George Sewell
The Drummer

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Status
Returning Series
Type
Scripted
First aired
Aug 8, 1978
Original language
EN

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