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TV series / 2012
The Story of Musicals
Episode directors
Stephen Franklin
A three-part series exploring how the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world — a tale of shows, daring, rivalries, talent and fortunes are set in just a single square mile.
The story
A three-part series exploring how the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world — a tale of shows, daring, rivalries, talent and fortunes are set in just a single square mile.
Cast
Imelda StauntonSelf – Narrator (voice)
Andrew Lloyd WebberSelf
Cameron MackintoshSelf
Sheila HancockSelf
Cliff RichardSelf
Paul NicholasSelf
Elaine PaigeSelf
Michael BallSelf
Tim RiceSelf
Björn UlvaeusSelf
Claude-Michel SchönbergSelf
Don BlackSelf
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Arlene PhillipsSelf
Robert StigwoodSelf
Alain BoublilSelf
Hal PrinceSelf
Charles HartSelf
John NapierSelf
Anthony Pye-JearySelf
Michael CrawfordSelf (archive footage)
Sarah BrightmanSelf (archive footage)
Victor SpinettiSelf
James RadoSelf
Ron MoodySelf
James InverneSelf
Anne RogersSelf
Marti WebbSelf
David StaffordSelf
Sandy WilsonSelf
Tommy SteeleSelf
Ronnie CorbettSelf
Stephen FrySelf
Trevor NunnSelf
Ray ShellSelf
Richard StilgoeSelf
Wayne SleepSelf
Willy RussellSelf
Bonnie LangfordSelf
Gillian LynneSelf
John CairdSelf
Gillian GregorySelf
Bill KenwrightSelf
John BarrowmanSelf
Jason DonovanSelf
Lee HallSelf
Judy CraymerSelf
Jonathan PryceSelf
Richard ThomasSelf
Liam MowerSelf
Peter DarlingSelf
Connie FisherSelf
Bea BallardSelf
Matt LucasSelf
Catherine JohnsonSelf
David IanSelf
George StilesSelf
Brian MaySelf
Anthony DreweSelf
Thomas SchumacherSelf
Lionel BartSelf (archive footage)
James BoothSelf (archive footage)
Finola HughesSelf (archive footage)
Graham NortonSelf (archive footage)
John BeyerSelf (archive footage)
Diana, Princess of WalesSelf (archive footage)
Faye DunawaySelf (archive footage)
Quentin LettsSelf (archive footage)
Roger MooreSelf (archive footage)
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