Dancing on the Edge

2013 - 2013

Episode 1

4th February 2013

Episode 1

Music journalist Stanley Mitchell befriends The Louis Lester Band and helps its rise to fame from playing in a basement jazz club to the illustrious Imperial Hotel. At first, the band is treated with hostility by the hotel's elderly audience, most of whom have never heard jazz music nor seen black musicians before. However, one table of young aristocrats love their new music and invite them to play at a garden party.

Episode 2

5th February 2013

Episode 2

The Louis Lester Band has yet to reach the fame it so desires, and is stuck playing children's birthdayparties at the Imperial Ballroom. Louis is frustrated. However, the band is introduced to wealthy recluse Lady Lavinia Cremone and she may be able to change its fortunes.

Episode 3

11th February 2013

Episode 3

Louis is interviewed by police about events on the night of Jessie's attack, telling them he saw Julian when he should have been on a train to Paris. The band are unsettled when a table of racist Germans walks out during a performance at the Imperial Hotel's Christmas Lunch, but Stanley later engineers a fitting revenge. Lady Cremone host a New Year's Eve party on her estate and everybody is surprised when Julian turns up, announcing he has been in France exploring a new business idea.

Episode 4

18th February 2013

Episode 4

After the band play at the funeral and Mr Masterson holds a wake, the police intrerrupt Louis and Sarah in her bedroom. He is subjected to intense questioning at the police station, which results in himbecoming confused about what he saw on the night of the murder.

Episode 5

25th February 2013

Episode 5

Louis can no longer hide out at the Music Express Office so Stanley takes him to a suburban flat to escape the manhunt. He is to wait until nightfall, whilst Stanley goes to find his passport as they plan hisescape out of the country. Stanley returns to the Imperial Hotel, to find that it's reputation has been badly affected by the murder there. Masterson takes over the new Music Express magazine, and surprises Stanley by announcing he has offered a large reward for the capture of Louis Lester.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor•Matthew Goode•Wunmi Mosaku

Drama

An explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Louis Lester

Matthew Goode

Stanley Mitchell

Wunmi Mosaku

Carla

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Paul Dixon

Nazi Colonel

Joanna Vanderham

Pamela

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Jeanette Haley

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Paul Trijbits

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Harriet Lawrence

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Adam Ridge

Boom Operator

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Alice Norris

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Ussal Kalyoncu Smithers

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Karen Elliott

Music Supervisor

Becky Bentham

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Anne Oldham

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Douglas Hansen

Executive Producer

Andy Pryor

Casting

Colin Callender

Executive Producer

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Lindsay Pugh

Costume Design

Alison Owen

Executive Producer

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Executive Producer

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Faye Ward

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Anne Oldham

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Grant Montgomery

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Liz West

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Catherine Grieves

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James D. Stern

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Alison Beard

Costume Supervisor

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Dan Lawson

Executive Producer

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Nicky Kentish Barnes

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Alice Purser

Casting Associate

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Richard Conway

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Gerda Lauciute

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John David Gunkle

Unit Manager

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Scarlett Mackmin

Choreographer

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Ian Wilkinson

Dialogue Editor

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Adrian Bell

Sound Recordist

Adrian Johnston

Original Music Composer

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Noel Cowell

Property Master

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Makeup & Hair

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