Added: Jul 21, 2008
From: PlayNedoflanderToday
Duration: 6:38
A dingy municipal hall in a nondescript northern town plays host to Pete (Ray Davies) a phenomenon, a true one-off of Herculean proportions - at least, according to his loudmouth, cod-American manager Jack Burnshaw (Norman Rossington). Over the next few days, as Jack barks at nonplussed townsfolk through a megaphone while his gofer Alf (James 'Red Shift' Hazeldine) bangs resignedly on a drum, Pete will be attempting to break the record for non-stop piano playing. Why, apart from the 'uniqueness' of the achievement, no-one can be quite sure, least of all Pete's long-suffering wife Ruth (Lois Daine) holed up in a makeshift bedroom for the duration, within earshot of the relentless drone of Pete's playing. Locals seem none to bothered either - two old duffers dusting down the snooker tables in the hall chat idly about him because - well, he's being talked about, apparently. Info from TV Cream. Once you've watched it, could you give a rating out of five, just as a test. My Rating - 4/5 Starring Ray Davies. C. BBC Television 1970.
Channel: Education
Tags: 1970 1970's 70's bbc davies distance drama for kinks long piano play player ray television the today tv
Rating: 5.00 (5 ratings) Views: 692' favoriteCount='11 Comments: 2
PC3900 Says:
Aug 14, 2008 - Wow, I never imagined this was available! Thanks.
Frontera3 Says:
Jul 28, 2008 - It is quite a melancholy play, some similarity to "They shoot horses don't they?" I remember it first broadcast. Rating as yours 4/5. 5 stars for putting it up here.