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Overview

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.

Series Cast

  1. Edward Woodward as George Mangham

    Edward Woodward

    George Mangham

    3 Episodes

  2. Jane Wymark as Terry

    Jane Wymark

    Terry

    3 Episodes

  3. Ronald Fraser as Charlie

    Ronald Fraser

    Charlie

    3 Episodes

  4. Jeremy Sinden as Nigel

    Jeremy Sinden

    Nigel

    3 Episodes

  5. Alfie Bass as Pawnbroker

    Alfie Bass

    Pawnbroker

    3 Episodes

  6. Sam Kydd as Max

    Sam Kydd

    Max

    3 Episodes

  7. Betty McDowall as Beth

    Betty McDowall

    Beth

    3 Episodes

  8. George Sewell as The Drummer

    George Sewell

    The Drummer

    3 Episodes

  9. Len Marten

    Auctioneer

    1 Episode

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Season 1

1978 • 3 Episodes

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.

Andante

(1x3, August 22, 1978)

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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