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Rock Follies

Rock Follies

1976TV Mini Series
DramaMusic
⭐ 7.7
IMDB Rating
171 votes

Three actresses, lumbered by useless boyfriends, are plucked from a theatrical chorus-line to form a manufactured rock group: the 'Little Ladies'.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Billy Murray, Stephen Moore, Emlyn Price
Release Date
February 24, 1976
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 10
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Billy Murray
Billy Murray
as Spike
Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
as Jack
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Emlyn Price
as Derek Huggin
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Charlotte Cornwell
as Anna Ward
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Julie Covington
as Devonia 'Dee' Rhoades
Rula Lenska
Rula Lenska
as Nancy 'Q' Cunard de Longchamps
Angela Bruce
Angela Bruce
as Gloria
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon
as Carl 'Tubes' Benson
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Ellis Dale
as Schubert Birnbaum
David Joss Buckley
David Joss Buckley
as Chris

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Thames Television

🏷️ Keywords

1970smanufactured bandrock grouprock musicmanufactured musical act

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

Rock on
by Keshti β€’ 2011-12-29
8/10

"I remember staying up all night when this was on for an interminable PBS fundraiser in New York. I was so wild about it I even donated whatever it was...$50?, anyway an astronomical sum for me then so that I could snag the album. (as in vinyl 12-inch.) Darling husband recently bought me a turntable so that we can listen to the old LPs again, and "Rock Follies" was one of the first on. There are really only 3 good songs ("The Road," "Good Behavior," and "Sugar Mountain") and all of them are sung by Julie Covington. It was a fun little program; thinking..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The first series led to a court case, the outcome of which became legal precedent for 'breach of confidence'. Schuman had been introduced to the original story by an existing 1970s rock trio, Rock Bottom. When they were gradually pushed out and received no credit, they were forced to sue. They won, with substantial damages awarded.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Three actresses, lumbered by useless boyfriends, are plucked from a theatrical chorus-line to form a manufactured rock group: the 'Little Ladies'.