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Dancing on the Edge
Written by oliviawallwork
Is anyone watching?! It’s a new drama on BBC2, following a Jazz band in the 1930s (the decade of moment it seems!) and is absolutely fantastic. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Louis Lester, the leader of the Louis Lester Band, who rises to fame with the help of Stanley and becomes popular with royalty. Written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, it is full of glamour and grit (and incredible clothes!) and makes me think I was born in the wrong time… I would love to go out to dinner and dance to a jazz band in a ball gown!
You can read a great interview with Stephen here, in which he talks about why he came up with idea and how he decided on a cast of Hollywood stars and newcomers.
Definitely give it a watch! The first 3 episodes are on BBC iPlayer and it is on every Monday at 9pm!