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William Humble (writer)
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Original Air Date:
12 February 1989
(Season 5, Episode 6)
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The story of legendary British concert pianist, John Ogdon, and his battle against schizophrenia. | Add synopsis »
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Cast
(Episode Cast) (in credits order) | Alfred Molina | ... | John Ogdon |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Bruce Bob | ... | Dean Webb |
| Jane Booker | ... | Carolyn Schurmann |
| Stephen Boxer | ... | Brian Masters |
 | John Heard | ... | Michael Johnson |
| Philip Locke | ... | Wilfred Stiff |
| Sverre Anker Ousdal | ... | Gerard Schurmann |
| Jeremy Sinden | ... | Richard Croucher |
 | Alison Steadman | ... | Brenda Ogden |
| Mark Wing-Davey | ... | Dr. Powell |
| Episode Crew |
Directed by | |||
| Tony Smith | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| William Humble | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Kevin Christie | .... | executive producer | |
| Philip Hinchcliffe | .... | producer | |
| Graham Massey | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Nick Bicât | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| John McGlashan | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dick Allen | |||
Production Design by | |||
| David Myerscough-Jones | |||
Art Department | |||
| Royston Humphries | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Aad Wirtz | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Andy Cole | .... | electrician | |
Music Department | |||
| Neil Richardson | .... | conductor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Dean Ward | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Brett Fallis | .... | location manager | |
| Matthew Hamilton | .... | finance assistant | |
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- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1989) (UK) (TV)
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More or less contemporaneous with Australian David Helfgott was Britain's John Ogdon, the greatest concert pianist of his generation in this country, and also a man who developed mental problems. In this case it was paranoid schizophrenia, and this film sensitively but unsparingly portrays his descent into virtual madness and the effect on his family and friends.
This TV production marks Alfred Molina's first significant leading role, and he acquits himself very well as Ogdon, despite the (fortunately ignored) disqualification of being approximately a foot taller than the man he was portraying. However, Molina's next collaboration with the writer William Humble, a biography of comic genius Tony Hancock, although well played, was too critical an examination of the man and was repudiated by many people close to Hancock, including his writers Galton and Simpson. Apparently this program fared better, and was supported by Ogdon and his family.
Sadly Ogdon died the following year at the age of just 52.