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Legends
Legends

5.0

Legends

NR

Legends

·2006·30 episodes

Summary

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

Cast

Paul Morley

Paul Morley

Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Richard Carpenter

Richard Carpenter

Bill Cotton

Lynne Seymour

James Galway

James Galway

Denis Norden

Denis Norden

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Marc Warren

Marc Warren

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Seán Carlsen

Bobby Ball

Tommy Cannon

Max Clifford

Max Clifford

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Ernest Maxin

Bob Monkhouse

Bob Monkhouse

Peter Stringfellow

Peter Stringfellow

Jimmy Tarbuck

Jimmy Tarbuck

Michael York

Michael York

Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison

Barbara Orbison

Terry Widlake

Jeff Lynne

Jeff Lynne

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Olivia Harrison

Olivia Harrison

Bono

Bono

Tony King

Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb

Gerry Marsden

David Lynch

David Lynch

Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh

Bernie Taupin

Bernie Taupin

Sophie Walton Masters

Bill Wyman

Bill Wyman

Mario Lanza

Mario Lanza

Gavin Lambert

Luisa DiMeo

Murray Garrett

Sara Montiel

Sara Montiel

Peter Prichard

Terry Robinson

Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Michael Ball

Michael Ball

David Cassidy

David Cassidy

Bill Kenwright

Rod McKuen

Rod McKuen

Lucy O'Brien

Jackie Trent

Andy Williams

Andy Williams

Kathy Wolff

Val Doonican

Pauline McLynn

Pauline McLynn

Gerry Anderson

Arthur Askey

Arthur Askey

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

John Denver

John Denver

Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle

Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris

Gloria Hunniford

Gloria Hunniford

Yvonne Littlewood

Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt

John Williams

Dave Allen

Dave Allen

Joyce Grenfell

Joyce Grenfell

Richard Baker

Frith Banbury

Kit Hesketh-Harvey

Myra Hess

Dillie Keane

Denis Moriarty

Daphne Oxenford

Daphne Oxenford

Doris Day

Doris Day

Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon

Terence Davies

Terence Davies

Marilyn French

James Garner

James Garner

Molly Haskell

Molly Haskell

A. E. Hotchner

A. E. Hotchner

Jackie Joseph

Jackie Joseph

Don Pippin

Don Pippin

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore

James Cagney

James Cagney

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

Carol Haney

Carol Haney

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Allyn Ann McLerie

Allyn Ann McLerie

Martin Melcher

Janis Paige

Janis Paige

Thelma Pelish

Thelma Pelish

John Raitt

John Raitt

Tony Randall

Tony Randall

Reta Shaw

Reta Shaw

Sidney Skolsky

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Alma Cogan

Siriol Jenkins

Sandra Caron

Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth

Andrew Loog Oldham

Andrew Loog Oldham

Rosemary Squires

Vera Lynn

Vera Lynn

Betty Boothroyd

Betty Driver

Betty Driver

Ralph Harvey

David Jacobs

Marcel Stellman

Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda

Carla Mendonça

Carla Mendonça

Ruy Castro

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Matt Monro

Matt Monro

Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson

John Barry

John Barry

Don Black

Don Black

Robert Elms

Paul Gambaccini

Paul Gambaccini

Robert Hewison

George Martin

George Martin

Al Bowlly

Al Bowlly

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Carrie Grant

Carrie Grant

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner

Jimmy Perry

Jimmy Perry

Tony Staveacre

Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel

Louis Prima

Louis Prima

Sam Butera

Sam Butera

Ron Cannatella

Gia Maione

Louis Prima Jr.

Bruce Boyd Raeburn

John Dankworth

John Dankworth

Russell Davies

Cleo Laine

Alec Dankworth

Jacqui Dankworth

Laurie Holloway

Julian Lloyd Webber

Laurie Morgan

Mark Nightingale

Alan Plater

Ned Sherrin

Kevin Whately

Kevin Whately

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

James Last

Richard Clayderman

Richard Clayderman

Ron Last

Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf

Gene Lees

Ute Lemper

Ute Lemper

Kevin Conneff

Andrea Corr

Andrea Corr

Seán Keane

Paddy Moloney

Keith Richards

Keith Richards

Sting

Sting

Marty Feldman

Marty Feldman

Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer

Don Archell

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Jim Clark

Jim Clark

John Cleese

John Cleese

Dick Clement

Dick Clement

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Stanley Dorfman

Lauretta Feldman

David Frost

David Frost

Larry Gelbart

Larry Gelbart

Denis King

Ian La Frenais

Ian La Frenais

Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson

Allan McKeown

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Geoffrey Robertson

Barry Took

Barry Took

Lyn Took

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Andy Kaufman

Andy Kaufman

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Barney Ales

Rosalind Ashford

Rosalind Ashford

Madeline Bell

Tony Blackburn

Tony Blackburn

Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir

Brian Holland

Brian Holland

Eddie Holland

Eddie Holland

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Martha Reeves

Martha Reeves

Claudette Robinson

Vicki Wickham

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Julie London

Julie London

Mariella Frostrup

Mariella Frostrup

Mari Wilson

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Josette Simon

Josette Simon

Patti Boulaye

Patti Boulaye

Molly Molloy

Daniel André Pageon

Daniel André Pageon

Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka

Carole Bayer Sager

Carole Bayer Sager

Connie Francis

Connie Francis

Don Kirshner

Philip Norman

Jay Siegel

Mark Radcliffe

Blondie Chaplin

Blondie Chaplin

John Hanlon

Taylor Hawkins

Taylor Hawkins

Gregg Jakobson

Al Jardine

Al Jardine

David Marks

David Marks

Jon Stebbins

Ron Swallow

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

Bruce Johnston

Bruce Johnston

Karen Lamm

Karen Lamm

Mike Love

Mike Love

Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Aubree Wilson

Carl Wilson

Carl Wilson

Dennis Wilson

Dennis Wilson

Joan Sutherland

Joan Sutherland

Richard Bonynge

Richard Bonynge

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert

Lou Adler

Randy "Badazz" Alpert

Robert Edmondson

Gil Friesen

Lani Hall

Barney Hoskyns

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

Terry Lewis

Sérgio Mendes

Sérgio Mendes

Jerry Moss

John Pisano

Pat Senatore

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Naphtalia Loderick

Maurice Tompkins

Elis Williams

Osian Williams-Huw

Gene Barge

Marshall Chess

Chuck D

Chuck D

Mick Hucknall

Mick Hucknall

Paul Jones

Charlie Musselwhite

Charlie Musselwhite

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

Andre Williams

Andre Williams

Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

Eric Bell

Eric Bell

Brian Downey

Brian Downey

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof

Scott Gorham

Scott Gorham

Phil Lynott

Phil Lynott

Frank Murray

Brian Robertson

Brian Robertson

Midge Ure

Midge Ure

Tony Visconti

Crew

Status:

Returning Series

Original Language:

English

Type:

Documentary

Networks:

BBC Four

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