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Bank Holiday Rock

on BBC Two England

with David Hepworth, Mark Ellen
Three hours and 20 minutes of rock 'n' roll, starting off with:

Jailhouse Rock
Starring Elvis Presley
Elvis rocks the prison walls and the music world in the famous rock 'n' roll picture from the late 50s. Sentenced to jail for man-slaughter Vince Everett is taught to play the guitar by his cell-mate and a sensational new rock star is born. In one of his most successful films, Elvis's numbers include 'You're So Square' and 'Jailhouse Rock'.
Screenplay by GUY TROSPER
Produced by PANDRO S. BERMAN
Directed by RICHARD THORPE.
Films: page 11.

At 2.35 The Specials at The Colchester Institute
Highlights from a concert recorded in December 1979 and originally shown in Rock Goes to College.

At 3.05 The Visitor
Two years ago Mick Fleetwood - the leader and drummer of one of the world's top rock bands, Fleetwood Mac - fulfilled one of his ambitions. He took a party of white rock musicians to Ghana and toured the country meeting both amateur and professional musicians. This documentary is a record of that event and shows how Fleetwood managed to blend the ethnic music of Ghana with the stylised rock music of today's western culture.

And at 3.35 Genesis in Concert
On 7 May 1980 one of Britain's most successful Rock Bands played to a capacity audience at London's Lyceum Ballroom. BBC2's Old Grey Whistle Test team were there to record a memorable evening's music.

Bank Holiday Rock directed by Tom Corcoran
Producer MICHAEL APPLETON

Contributors

Unknown:
David Hepworth
Unknown:
Mark Ellen
Unknown:
Elvis Presley
Unknown:
Vince Everett
Play By:
Guy Trosper
Produced By:
Pandro S. Berman
Directed By:
Richard Thorpe
Unknown:
Mick Fleetwood
Directed By:
Tom Corcoran
Producer:
Michael Appleton
Vince Everett:
Elvis Presley
Peggy Van Alden:
Judy Tyler
Hunk Houghton:
Mickey Shaughnessy
Mr Shores:
Vaughn Taylor
Sherry Wilson:
Jennifer Holden
Teddy Talbot:
Dean Jones
Laury Jackson:
Anne Neyland

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