Rock Follies

Rock Follies (1976)

★ 6.8 30m Drama

Rock Follies, and its sequel, Rock Follies of '77, was a musical drama shown on British television in the 1970s. The storyline, over 12 episodes and two series, followed the ups and downs of a fictional female rock band called the "Little Ladies" as they struggled for recognition and success. The series starred Rula Lenska, Charlotte Cornwell and Julie Covington as the Little Ladies, with support from Emlyn Price, Beth Porter, Sue Jones-Davies, Stephen Moore and Little Nell among others. The series was made with a very low budget for Thames Television, with a style inspired by fringe theatre. The series was a success, winning three BAFTA Awards and the soundtrack album reaching No.1 in the UK Charts.

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Episodes

  1. 1 1. The Show Business1976-02-24 · 30mA trio of struggling actresses—Q, Dee, and Anna—decide to audition for the West End play Broadway Annie, a nostalgic indulgence of its director. The show flops, despite a last-ditc
  2. 2 2. The Little Ladies1976-03-02 · 30mThe band forms and begin rehearsals. Huggin seeks financial backing from some contacts, but very little is forthcoming. The three main characters' personal lives are explored, and
  3. 3 3. The Road1976-03-09 · 30mThe Little Ladies tour pubs, clubs and dive bars of provincial Britain. The band is still raw and often fails to live up to its adopted image of no-nonsense rockers. Despite this,
  4. 4 4. The Talking Pictures1976-03-16 · 30mAfter touring comes to an end, little progress has been made. The girls' various affairs create significant fallout with their established partners, and a fair amount of hypocrisy
  5. 5 5. The Pounds Sterling1976-03-23 · 30mStavros agrees to take on the girls, and they sign a contract with him. Almost immediately, he changes their image to 1920s-style cabaret singers, far from their previous rock imag
  6. 6 6. The Blitz1976-03-30 · 30mStavros decides that another radical change of image is called for: this time, a pastiche of The Andrews Sisters. The 1920s are out and the 1940s are in. He conceives of a new venu

Cast

Rula LenskaNancy 'Q' Cunard de Longchamps
Julie CovingtonDevonia 'Dee' Rhoades
Charlotte CornwellAnna Ward
Beth PorterKitty Schreiber
Derek ThompsonHarry Moon
Nell CampbellSandra
Gregory FloyDavid Maxwell
Trevor WardThe Angel
Peter Van HookeThe Group
Chris ParrenThe Group
Ray RussellThe Group
Tony StevensThe Group

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