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Dancing on the Edge

Series: Dancing on the Edge
4.3
(230)
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Episodes
6
Rating
TVMA
Year
2013
Language
English
Publisher
PBS

About

In the early 1930s London, the black jazz group known as the Louis Lester Band is on the rise. Countless aristocrats, including the royal family, ask the band to perform, but just as the band's success balloons, tragedy strikes, setting off a chain of events that may end it all.

Related Subjects

  • Drama

Episodes

1. Dancing on the Edge, Episode 1

1h 35m

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London, 1933: Panic-stricken jazz band leader Louis Lester asks his friend, music journalist Stanley Mitchell, to help him flee the country.

2. Dancing on the Edge, Episode 2

1h

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With Wesley gone, Louis is disappointed at the band's lack of progress - until Mr. Donaldson arranges for them to play at a funeral organized by reclusive Lady Cremone, a dedicated jazz fan whom Stanley interviews for his magazine.

3. Dancing on the Edge, Episode 3

1h

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Interviewed by the police about the attack on Jessie, Louis tells them that he saw Julian fleeing the scene; but Pamela is insistent he was in Paris and asks Stanley to contact him with the news, as he was especially fond of Jessie.

4. Dancing on the Edge, Episode 4

1h

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Using Sarah's private photographs, Stanley compiles a special edition of 'Music Express' glorifying Jessie's career. Masterson arranges a lavish wake where Louis is puzzled by Julian's passionate oration.

5. Dancing on the Edge, Episode 5

1h 35m

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Hit by the scandal, the hotel loses many of its residents; the band is forced to split up.

6. Dancing on the Edge, Episode 6

1h

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Presented as a series of interviews undertaken by Stanley for his magazine, taking place at peak fame for the Louis Lester band, Louis, Jessie, and Carla give an insight into their thoughts about fame as well as their personal stories.

Extended Details

  • SeriesDancing on the Edge
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Stephen PoliakoffDirector
Chiwetel EjioforActor
Louis LesterActor
Matthew GoodeActor
Janet MontgomeryActor
Joanna VanderhamActor
Pamela LuscombeActor
Angel CoulbyActor
Tom HughesActor
Jacqueline BissetActor
John GoodmanActor