A travelling sheet music salesman with an uptight wife throws everything away for the love of an innocent school teacher in the romantic spirit of the music he loves, that bursts into his life in full song-and-dance numbers.
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Series Cast Summary
| Cheryl Campbell | ... |
Eileen
(6 episodes, 1978)
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| Bob Hoskins | ... |
Arthur Parker
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| Gemma Craven | ... |
Joan Parker
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| Kenneth Colley | ... |
Accordion Man
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(6 episodes, 1978)
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Jenny Logan | ... |
Irene
(3 episodes, 1978)
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| Dave King | ... |
Police Inspector
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Freddie Jones | ... |
Headmaster
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Arnold Peters | ... |
Barrett
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Sam Avent | ... |
Pianist
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Philip Jackson | ... |
Dave
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Michael Bilton | ... |
Dad
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Spencer Banks | ... |
Maurice
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Bill Dean | ... |
Alf
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Bella Emberg | ... |
Mrs. Corder
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Children From the Forest of Dean | ... |
School Children
(2 episodes, 1978)
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Yolande Palfrey | ... |
Blind Girl
(2 episodes, 1978)
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| Tony Caunter | ... |
Cafe Proprietor
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Peter Cellier | ... |
Bank Manager
(1 episode, 1978)
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Steve Ubels | ... |
Pedestrian
(1 episode, 1978)
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Tudor Davies | ... |
Cafe Customer
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Nigel Havers | ... |
Conrad Baker
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Phyllis MacMahon | ... |
Street Prostitute
(1 episode, 1978)
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Frederick Radley | ... |
Miner
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Maryann Turner | ... |
Woman Patient
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Philip Locke | ... |
Farmer
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Paddy Joyce | ... |
Tramp
(1 episode, 1978)
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| John Ringham | ... |
Sergeant
(1 episode, 1978)
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Nigel Rathbone | ... |
Michael
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Ronald Fraser | ... |
Major Archibald Paxville
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Rosemary Martin | ... |
Marjorie
(1 episode, 1978)
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Will Stampe | ... |
Barman
(1 episode, 1978)
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Tim Swinton | ... |
Constable
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Hywel Bennett | ... |
Tom
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Robert Putt | ... |
Jumbo
(1 episode, 1978)
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Carleton Hobbs | ... |
Judge
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Reg Lever | ... |
Man in queue
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Peter Bowles | ... |
Prosecuting Counsel
(1 episode, 1978)
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Keith Marsh | ... |
Will
(1 episode, 1978)
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Olwen Griffiths | ... |
Pub Whore
(1 episode, 1978)
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Cyril Cross | ... |
Customer
(1 episode, 1978)
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Roger Forbes | ... |
Police Constable
(1 episode, 1978)
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Ronnie Ross | ... |
Busker
(1 episode, 1978)
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Roger Sloman | ... |
Ted
(1 episode, 1978)
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| John Malcolm | ... |
Det. Inspector
(1 episode, 1978)
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Maggy Maxwell | ... |
Pub Whore
(1 episode, 1978)
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Alan Foss | ... |
Waiter
(1 episode, 1978)
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Stanley Fleet | ... |
Clerk of the Court
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Roy Holder | ... |
Bert
(1 episode, 1978)
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| Chris Gannon | ... |
Man on Bridge
(1 episode, 1978)
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Hal Jeayes | ... |
Foreman of the Jury
(1 episode, 1978)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1978) (United Kingdom) (tv) (original airing)
- BBC Warner (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- BBC Warner (2006) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Arthur, a sheet music salesman, has an ear for the hit tunes, but nobody will trust it. And his imagination often bursts into full song, building musical numbers around the greatest frustrations in his life. He meets an innocent young school teacher, Eileen, who seems to hear the same music, but when Eileen learns that he's married, and that she's pregnant with his child, she runs away. Arthur gives up everything to find and protect her, but fate and the music haven't finished with Arthur Parker. Written by Kathy Li |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the last of Dennis Potter's television dramas to be filmed in the 'hybrid' format of studio videotape and location 16mm film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Play Power (1985). See more » |
| Quotes |
Arthur:
I'd rather be a Yank. Eileen: Pardon? Arthur: They got the best songs. Eileen: What's that got to do with it! Arthur: I want to... I know it sounds daft Eileen, but I want to live in a world where the songs is... Eileen: Where the songs come true. Arthur: Yes. See more » |