Legends (2006)

Legends

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

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Paul Morley
Paul Morley
as Self
Maureen Lipman
Maureen Lipman
as Self
Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
as Self
Howard Keel
Howard Keel
as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) (uncredited) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Cotton
Bill Cotton
as Self
Lynne Seymour
Lynne Seymour
as Self - Narrator (voice)
James Galway
James Galway
as Self (archive footage) as Self
Denis Norden
Denis Norden
as Self
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
as Self
Marc Warren
Marc Warren
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
as Self - The Andrews Sisters (archive footage)
Seán Carlsen
Seán Carlsen
as Narrator (voice) as Self - Narrator (voice)
Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews
as Self - The Andrews Sisters (archive footage)
Bobby Ball
Bobby Ball
as Self
Tommy Cannon
Tommy Cannon
as Self
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
as Self - The Andrews Sisters (archive footage) as Self - The Andrews Sisters (archive footage)
Max Clifford
Max Clifford
as Self
Ernest Maxin
Ernest Maxin
as Self
Bob Monkhouse
Bob Monkhouse
as Joy Beverley (archive footage)
Peter Stringfellow
Peter Stringfellow
as Self
Jimmy Tarbuck
Jimmy Tarbuck
as Self
Michael York
Michael York
as Self (uncredited) as Self
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Orbison
Barbara Orbison
as Self - widow
Terry Widlake
Terry Widlake
as Self - Road Manager
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
as Self
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
as Self (archive footage)
Olivia Harrison
Olivia Harrison
as Self
Bono
Bono
as Self
Tony King
Tony King
as Self - Promotions Man
Robin Gibb
Robin Gibb
as Self
Gerry Marsden
Gerry Marsden
as Self
David Lynch
David Lynch
as Self
Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh
as Self
Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
as Self
Sophie Walton Masters
Sophie Walton Masters
as Self - Commentary (voice)
Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman
as Self
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza
as Self (archive footage)
Gavin Lambert
Gavin Lambert
as Self (archive footage)
Luisa DiMeo
Luisa DiMeo
as Self
Murray Garrett
Murray Garrett
as Self
Sara Montiel
Sara Montiel
as Self
Peter Prichard
Peter Prichard
as Self
Terry Robinson
Terry Robinson
as Self
Petula Clark
Petula Clark
as Self
Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Michael Ball
Michael Ball
as Self
David Cassidy
David Cassidy
as Self
Bill Kenwright
Bill Kenwright
as Self
Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen
as Self
Lucy O'Brien
Lucy O'Brien
as Self
Jackie Trent
Jackie Trent
as Self
Andy Williams
Andy Williams
as Self
Kathy Wolff
Kathy Wolff
as Self
Val Doonican
Val Doonican
as Self
Pauline McLynn
Pauline McLynn
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Gerry Anderson
Gerry Anderson
as Self
Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
as Self (archive footage)
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
as Self (archive footage)
John Denver
John Denver
as Self (archive footage)
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
as Self (archive footage)
Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris
as Self
Gloria Hunniford
Gloria Hunniford
as Self
Yvonne Littlewood
Yvonne Littlewood
as Self
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley
as Self (archive footage)
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
as Self (archive footage)
John Williams
John Williams
as Self
Dave Allen
Dave Allen
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joyce Grenfell
Joyce Grenfell
as Self / Various characters (archive footage)
Richard Baker
Richard Baker
as Self
Frith Banbury
Frith Banbury
as Self
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
as Self
Myra Hess
Myra Hess
as Self (archive footage)
Dillie Keane
Dillie Keane
as Self
Denis Moriarty
Denis Moriarty
as Self
Daphne Oxenford
Daphne Oxenford
as Self
Doris Day
Doris Day
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Michael Brandon
Michael Brandon
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Terence Davies
Terence Davies
as Self
Marilyn French
Marilyn French
as Self
James Garner
James Garner
as Self
Molly Haskell
Molly Haskell
as Self
A. E. Hotchner
A. E. Hotchner
as Self
Jackie Joseph
Jackie Joseph
as Self
Don Pippin
Don Pippin
as Self
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
as Aunt Jessie Tuttle (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Cagney
James Cagney
as Martin Snyder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eddie Foy Jr.
Eddie Foy Jr.
as Vernon Hines (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carol Haney
Carol Haney
as Gladys Hotchkiss (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
as Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Allyn Ann McLerie
Allyn Ann McLerie
as Katie Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Melcher
Martin Melcher
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Janis Paige
Janis Paige
as Elvira Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thelma Pelish
Thelma Pelish
as Mae (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Raitt
John Raitt
as Sid Sorokin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Randall
Tony Randall
as Pete Ramsey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Reta Shaw
Reta Shaw
as Mabel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sidney Skolsky
Sidney Skolsky
as Sidney Skolsky (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rod Taylor
Rod Taylor
as Mike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alma Cogan
Alma Cogan
as Self (archive footage)
Siriol Jenkins
Siriol Jenkins
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sandra Caron
Sandra Caron
as Self - Younger Sister
Bruce Forsyth
Bruce Forsyth
as Self
Andrew Loog Oldham
Andrew Loog Oldham
as Self
Rosemary Squires
Rosemary Squires
as Self
Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn
as Self (archive footage)
Betty Boothroyd
Betty Boothroyd
as Self
Betty Driver
Betty Driver
as Self
Ralph Harvey
Ralph Harvey
as Self
David Jacobs
David Jacobs
as Self
Marcel Stellman
Marcel Stellman
as Self
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda
as Self (archive footage)
Carla Mendonça
Carla Mendonça
as Narrator (voice)
Ruy Castro
Ruy Castro
as Self
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
as Self
Matt Monro
Matt Monro
as Self (archive footage)
Neil Pearson
Neil Pearson
as Self - Narrator (voice)
John Barry
John Barry
as Self
Don Black
Don Black
as Self
Robert Elms
Robert Elms
as Self
Paul Gambaccini
Paul Gambaccini
as Self
Robert Hewison
Robert Hewison
as Self
George Martin
George Martin
as Self
Al Bowlly
Al Bowlly
as Self (archive footage)
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Carrie Grant
Carrie Grant
as Self
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
as Self
Jimmy Perry
Jimmy Perry
as Self
Tony Staveacre
Tony Staveacre
as Self
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Prima
Louis Prima
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Butera
Sam Butera
as Self
Ron Cannatella
Ron Cannatella
as Self
Gia Maione
Gia Maione
as Self
Louis Prima Jr.
Louis Prima Jr.
as Self
Bruce Boyd Raeburn
Bruce Boyd Raeburn
as Self
John Dankworth
John Dankworth
as Self
Russell Davies
Russell Davies
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Cleo Laine
Cleo Laine
as Self
Alec Dankworth
Alec Dankworth
as Self
Jacqui Dankworth
Jacqui Dankworth
as Self
Laurie Holloway
Laurie Holloway
as Self
Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian Lloyd Webber
as Self
Laurie Morgan
Laurie Morgan
as Self (archive footage)
Mark Nightingale
Mark Nightingale
as Self
Alan Plater
Alan Plater
as Self
Ned Sherrin
Ned Sherrin
as Self
Kevin Whately
Kevin Whately
as Self
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
as Self (archive footage)
James Last
James Last
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Clayderman
Richard Clayderman
as Self
Ron Last
Ron Last
as Self
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf
as Self (archive footage)
Gene Lees
Gene Lees
as Self
Ute Lemper
Ute Lemper
as Self
Kevin Conneff
Kevin Conneff
as Self
Andrea Corr
Andrea Corr
as Self
Seán Keane
Seán Keane
as Self
Paddy Moloney
Paddy Moloney
as Self
Keith Richards
Keith Richards
as Self
Sting
Sting
as Self
Marty Feldman
Marty Feldman
as Self / Various (archive footage)
Nigel Planer
Nigel Planer
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Don Archell
Don Archell
as Self
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
as Self
Jim Clark
Jim Clark
as Self
John Cleese
John Cleese
as Self
Dick Clement
Dick Clement
as Self
Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise
as Self
Stanley Dorfman
Stanley Dorfman
as Self
Lauretta Feldman
Lauretta Feldman
as Self (archive footage)
David Frost
David Frost
as Self
Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart
as Self
Denis King
Denis King
as Self
Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais
as Self
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
as Self
Allan McKeown
Allan McKeown
as Self
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
as Self
Geoffrey Robertson
Geoffrey Robertson
as Self
Barry Took
Barry Took
as Self (archive footage)
Lyn Took
Lyn Took
as Self
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder
as Self
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
as Mel Funn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Teri Garr
Teri Garr
as Inga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn
as Elizabeth (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Louise Lasser
Louise Lasser
as Mary (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dean Martin
Dean Martin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
as G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barney Ales
Barney Ales
as Self
Rosalind Ashford
Rosalind Ashford
as Self
Madeline Bell
Madeline Bell
as Self
Tony Blackburn
Tony Blackburn
as Self
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
as Self
Abdul 'Duke' Fakir
Abdul 'Duke' Fakir
as Self
Brian Holland
Brian Holland
as Self
Eddie Holland
Eddie Holland
as Self
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
as Self
Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
as Self
Claudette Robinson
Claudette Robinson
as Self
Vicki Wickham
Vicki Wickham
as Self
Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson
as Self
Julie London
Julie London
as Self
Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup
as Self - Narrator
Mari Wilson
Mari Wilson
as Self
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
as Self (archive footage)
Josette Simon
Josette Simon
as Narrator (voice)
Patti Boulaye
Patti Boulaye
as Self
Molly Molloy
Molly Molloy
as Self
Daniel André Pageon
Daniel André Pageon
as Self
Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka
as Self
Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager
as Self
Connie Francis
Connie Francis
as Self
Don Kirshner
Don Kirshner
as Self - Co-founder, Aldon Music
Philip Norman
Philip Norman
as Self - Writer
Jay Siegel
Jay Siegel
as Self - The Tokens
Mark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Blondie Chaplin
Blondie Chaplin
as Self - Beach Boys Guitarist
John Hanlon
John Hanlon
as Self - Recording Engineer
Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins
as Self - Drummer, The Foo Fighters
Gregg Jakobson
Gregg Jakobson
as Self - Producer
Al Jardine
Al Jardine
as Self - Beach Boy
David Marks
David Marks
as Self - Founding Member, Beach Boys
Jon Stebbins
Jon Stebbins
as Self - Biographer
Ron Swallow
Ron Swallow
as Self - Beach Boys Roadie
Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Johnston
Bruce Johnston
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Karen Lamm
Karen Lamm
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Love
Mike Love
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Manson
Charles Manson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aubree Wilson
Aubree Wilson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carl Wilson
Carl Wilson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson
as Self / The Mechanic (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan Sutherland
Joan Sutherland
as Self
Richard Bonynge
Richard Bonynge
as Self
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
as Self
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
as Self
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
as Self
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert
as Self
Lou Adler
Lou Adler
as Self
Randy "Badazz" Alpert
Randy "Badazz" Alpert
as Self
Robert Edmondson
Robert Edmondson
as Self - Trombone, The Tijuana Brass
Gil Friesen
Gil Friesen
as Self
Lani Hall
Lani Hall
as Self
Barney Hoskyns
Barney Hoskyns
as Self
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
as Self
Terry Lewis
Terry Lewis
as Self
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes
as Self
Jerry Moss
Jerry Moss
as Self
John Pisano
John Pisano
as Self - Guitar, The Tijuana Brass
Pat Senatore
Pat Senatore
as Self - Bass, The Tijuana Brass
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
as Self (uncredited)
Naphtalia Loderick
Naphtalia Loderick
as Actor in Reenactment Scenes
Maurice Tompkins
Maurice Tompkins
as Actor in Reenactment Scenes
Elis Williams
Elis Williams
as Actor in Reenactment Scenes
Osian Williams-Huw
Osian Williams-Huw
as Actor in Reenactment Scenes
Gene Barge
Gene Barge
as Self
Marshall Chess
Marshall Chess
as Self - Son of Leonard Chess
Chuck D
Chuck D
as Self
Mick Hucknall
Mick Hucknall
as Self
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
as Self
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
as Self
Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
as Self
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt
as Self
Andre Williams
Andre Williams
as Self
Philip Glenister
Philip Glenister
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Eric Bell
Eric Bell
as Self
Brian Downey
Brian Downey
as Self
Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
as Self
Scott Gorham
Scott Gorham
as Self
Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Murray
Frank Murray
as Self - Thin Lizzy Road Manager
Brian Robertson
Brian Robertson
as Self
Midge Ure
Midge Ure
as Self
Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
as Self
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Petula clark: blue lady

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Val doonican rocks

  • 2x2

    Joyce grenfell: comedy with breeding

  • 2x3

    Doris day: virgin territory

  • 2x4

    Alma cogan: fabulous

  • 2x5

    Vera lynn: sincerely yours

  • 2x6

    Carmen miranda: beneath the tutti frutti hat

  • 2x7

    Matt monro: the man with the golden voice

  • 2x8

    Al bowlly: the very thought of you

  • 2x9

    Jacques brel: ne me quitte pas

  • 2x10

    Louis prima: king of the swingers

  • 2x11

    The dankworths

  • 2x12

    Ella fitzgerald: first lady of song

  • 2x13

    James last - non stop dancing

  • 2x14

    Mario lanza: singing to the gods

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Edith piaf: singing her life

  • 3x2

    The chieftains

  • 3x3

    Marty feldman: six degrees of separation

  • 3x4

    Roy orbison: the big o in britain

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    The motown invasion

  • 4x2

    The beverley sisters: tickled pink

  • 4x3

    The andrews sisters: queens of the music machines

  • 4x4

    Julie london: the lady's not a vamp

  • 4x5

    Josephine baker: the first black superstar

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Neil sedaka: that's when the music takes me

  • 5x2

    Dennis wilson: the real beach boy

  • 5x3

    Joan sutherland: the reluctant prima donna

  • 5x4

    Herb alpert: tijuana brass and other delights

  • 5x5

    Roll over beethoven: the chess records saga

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Thin lizzy: bad reputation

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