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What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015–2015)
TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary, Music

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What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015–2015)

TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary, Music

Suzy Klein and Frank Skinner look at the century-long history of music halls and variety theatre between 1850 and 1950 and recreate famous acts from Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno to Vera Lynn and Max Miller.

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Directors

Ellen Hobson | Kim Lomax | Jeff Morgan

Producers

Amy Morgan | Ellen Hobson | Kim Lomax | Jeff Morgan

Composer

Alexandra Harwood

Cinematographer

Tim Knight

Editors

Damian Leask | Bradley Richards | Jonathan Skilton

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Updated Dec 3, 2015

Release date (First episode)

Dec 3, 2015 (United Kingdom)

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33 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Frank Skinner Self - Presenter / Dan Leno / Max Miller / Wilson, Keppel and Betty Self - Presenter / Dan Leno / Max Miller / Wilson, Keppel and Betty See fewer	3	Killing Clovis Dardentor
Suzy Klein Self - Presenter / Marie Lloyd / The Andrews Sisters / Wilson, Keppel and Betty Self - Presenter / Marie Lloyd / The Andrews Sisters / Wilson, Keppel and Betty See fewer	3	Tchaikovsky (2007)
Barry Cryer Self - Ex-Windmill Comedian Self - Ex-Windmill Comedian See fewer	1	The Stanley Baxter Show (1963)
Michael Kilgarriff Self - Actor and Author Self - Actor and Author See fewer	1	The Dark Crystal (1982)
Jan Hunt Self - Music Hall Performer Self - Music Hall Performer See fewer	1	Homicide (1964)
Fern Riddell Self - Cultural Historian Self - Cultural Historian See fewer	1	Ripper Street (2012)
Chas McDevitt Self - Skiffle Musician Self - Skiffle Musician See fewer	1	Nice Time (1957)
Wilson Keppel and Betty Themselves - Sand Dancers Themselves - Sand Dancers See fewer	1	Variety Makers (1948)
Jonathan Lipman Self - Production Director, Angels the Costumiers Self - Production Director, Angels the Costumiers See fewer	1	Prisoner C33 (2022)
Andy Eastwood Self - Musician & Performer Self - Musician & Performer See fewer	1	Sunshine Ukulele (2017)
Harry Brünjes Self - Chairman, English National Opera Self - Chairman, English National Opera See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Tim Cockerill Self - Magician Self - Magician See fewer	1	Nova (1974)
Oliver Double Self - Author, Britain Had Talent Self - Author, Britain Had Talent See fewer	1	A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh (2018)
Derek Scott Self - Cultural Historian Self - Cultural Historian See fewer	1	A Very British Romance (2015)
Jacky Bratton Self - Theatre Historian Self - Theatre Historian See fewer	1	Breakfast (2000)
The Rockabellas Themselves - Singers Themselves - Singers See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Ruth Cherrington Self - Working Men's Club Expert Self - Working Men's Club Expert See fewer	1	Timeshift (2002)
Jimmy McWilliams Self - Singer & Performer Self - Singer & Performer See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Caroline Radcliffe Self - Theatre Historian Self - Theatre Historian See fewer	1	Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance (2014)
Jacquie Storey Self - Choreographer Self - Choreographer See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
John Henty Self - Max Miller Appreciation Society Self - Max Miller Appreciation Society See fewer	1	Censored at the Seaside: The Saucy Postcards of Donald McGill (2005)
Tony Lidington Self - Showman Self - Showman See fewer	1	Edwardian Farm (2010)
Lenna Cumberbatch Self - Stage Performer & Gender Expert Self - Stage Performer & Gender Expert See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Brian Ward Self - Professor in American Studies Self - Professor in American Studies See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Richard Schoch Self - Author of Not Shakespeare Self - Author of Not Shakespeare See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Louise Wingrove Self - Theatre Historian Self - Theatre Historian See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Kate Guthrie Self - Music Historian Self - Music Historian See fewer	1	What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Vicky Butterfly Self - Cabaret Performer Self - Cabaret Performer See fewer	1	Lotus Eaters (II) (2011)
Peter Donegan Self - Son of Lonnie Donegan Self - Son of Lonnie Donegan See fewer	1	At Home with Hayley (2020)
David Bret Self - Gracie Fields's Biographer Self - Gracie Fields's Biographer See fewer	1	Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe (2022)
Johnny Dennis Self - Chairman Self - Chairman See fewer	1	The Swimsuit Issue (2008)
Dan Leno Actor Actor See fewer	1	The Limehouse Golem (2016)
Marie Lloyd Actress Actress See fewer	1	Marie Lloyd's Little Joke (1909)