The Bass Player and the Blonde

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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.

Cast

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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Rondo

1978-08-08

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.

Allegro

1978-08-15

Andante

1978-08-22