Rula Lenska
Nancy 'Q' Cunard de Longchamps
Series
Watch Rock Follies (1976) Online
6.85 votes197630mEndedDrama
Synopsis
Rock Follies, and its sequel, Rock Follies of '77, was a musical drama shown on British television in the 1970s. The storyline, over 12 episodes and two series, followed the ups and downs of a fictional female rock band called the "Little Ladies" as they struggled for recognition and success. The series starred Rula Lenska, Charlotte Cornwell and Julie Covington as the Little Ladies, with support from Emlyn Price, Beth Porter, Sue Jones-Davies, Stephen Moore and Little Nell among others. The series was made with a very low budget for Thames Television, with a style inspired by fringe theatre. The series was a success, winning three BAFTA Awards and the soundtrack album reaching No.1 in the UK Charts.
Episodes
Rock Follies
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- 1. The Show BusinessNow viewing1976-02-2430mA trio of struggling actresses—Q, Dee, and Anna—decide to audition for the West End play Broadway Annie, a nostalgic indulgence of its director. The show flops, despite a last-ditch effort by its producer to update it and make it raunchier. The three women, from different personalities and backgrounds, are drawn together by their shared catastrophe. The show's musical director, Derek Huggin, tells them they should form a rock band, with him as manager and songwriter.
- 2. The Little Ladies1976-03-0230mThe band forms and begin rehearsals. Huggin seeks financial backing from some contacts, but very little is forthcoming. The three main characters' personal lives are explored, and the widespread disapproval they face from their boyfriends (and in Dee's case, her fellow commune members). The name 'The Little Ladies' is meant to be ironic — the image the band tries to project is a feisty, no-nonsense female rock act.
- 3. The Road1976-03-0930mThe Little Ladies tour pubs, clubs and dive bars of provincial Britain. The band is still raw and often fails to live up to its adopted image of no-nonsense rockers. Despite this, the girls realise that playing in front of an audience gives them an incredible buzz, which makes all the travelling and lack of money worthwhile. It's not all plain sailing, as in some venues they receive a very hostile reception. Meanwhile, Anna has a brief affair with Derek; Q meets Nigel, a freelance rock journalist; and Dee has an admirer in the form of Dave, an audience member who becomes a sort of groupie.
- 4. The Talking Pictures1976-03-1630mAfter touring comes to an end, little progress has been made. The girls' various affairs create significant fallout with their established partners, and a fair amount of hypocrisy on their partners' parts is exposed. Finances are all but gone, so through a contact of Q's, the girls end up performing in a softcore porn film. In the meantime, Q's partner Carl has gone through a huge transformation from lazy layabout to cutthroat businessman; this is due to his meeting Greek entrepreneur Stavros, who has decided to manufacture his surfboard design. Carl talks the girls into meeting Stavros, who he thinks may be the answer to their financial problems. Anna's boyfriend Jack is discovered in bed with one of Dee's commune girls.
- 5. The Pounds Sterling1976-03-2330mStavros agrees to take on the girls, and they sign a contract with him. Almost immediately, he changes their image to 1920s-style cabaret singers, far from their previous rock image. The girls regret the decision, but are unable to break the contract without ruining themselves. When Derek too voices his complaints, he is sidelined; image consultants, choreographers and a new songwriter are drafted. The girls appear as a light cabaret act at Stavros's club, Idols.
- 6. The Blitz1976-03-3030mStavros decides that another radical change of image is called for: this time, a pastiche of The Andrews Sisters. The 1920s are out and the 1940s are in. He conceives of a new venue called The Blitz, which almost entirely reproduces the London underground during WWII. The girls dress as WAAF officers to perform. Meanwhile, the commune is crumbling due to a power struggle between Jack and the original leader. In a heated argument, it turns out that despite his supposed socialistic ideals, the founder is merely another capitalist landlord. This revelation seals the fate of the now completely disillusioned commune.
Cast
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Julie Covington
Devonia 'Dee' Rhoades
Charlotte Cornwell
Anna Ward
No photo Beth Porter
Kitty Schreiber
Derek Thompson
Harry Moon
Nell Campbell
Sandra
Gregory Floy
David Maxwell
No photo Trevor Ward
The Angel
Peter Van Hooke
The Group
No photo Chris Parren
The Group
No photo Ray Russell
The Group
No photo Tony Stevens
The Group
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Is Rock Follies available to watch online?
Vidbox does not currently have a legal streaming, rental or purchase option on record for Rock Follies in this region.
How many seasons does Rock Follies have?
Rock Follies has 2 seasons and 12 episodes.
When did Rock Follies first air?
Rock Follies first aired in 1976.
Is Rock Follies still running?
Rock Follies's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is Rock Follies?
Rock Follies is classified as Drama.