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      Season 1 – Dancing on the Edge

      2013 Drama List
      61% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 82% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings The drama miniseries "Dancing on the Edge" is set in 1930s London and follows a group of black jazz musicians, the Louis Lester Band, as it finds fame based on performing in front of London's elite. Despite traveling a roadblock-filled path -- much of the upper-class recoil at the thought of black musicians playing in polite society -- the city's more progressive socialites, including members of the royal household, take debonair leader Louis Lester and his cohorts under their wing. But when the band gets entangled in a shadowy world, it results in a suspected murder that could wreck its career. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 24 Buy Now

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      Visually resplendent but occasionally pretentious, Dancing on the Edge benefits from a first-rate cast and a terrific 1930s jazz soundtrack.

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      Phil Dyess-Nugent AV Club This show doesn't dance - on the edge, or anywhere else. Instead, it lumbers straight into the tar pit. Rated: C- Oct 24, 2013 Full Review David Bianculli NPR The five episodes... are brimming with twists, surprises, delightful set pieces - and some very unexpected performances. Oct 23, 2013 Full Review Tim Goodman Hollywood Reporter Dancing on the Edge is a thing of beauty to watch, as the scenes of noirish late-night jazz discoveries in 1930s England are so wonderful to behold. Oct 23, 2013 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice An exquisitely mounted miniseries about the interplay between a black jazz band and the upper crust of English society in the 1930s. Rated: 4/5 May 5, 2015 Full Review Austin O'Connor AARP Movies for Grownups It's the rare TV series that's a feast for the ears. Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 15, 2013 Full Review Anne Louise Bannon Your Family Viewer The rest of it is good enough that I can overlook that bit of lazy screenwriting. Oct 21, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      christina o I'm a couple of episodes behind but thoroughly enjoying this fare!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member We think it is iPhone of the best shows we have ever watched, in every way from writing, directing, filming editing. We think the critics if this are pretentious, not this show. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Riveted to my stream for the duration of this intriguing, well-cast and well-acted drama (sometimes melodramatic). The coda (episode 6) helps put the pieces together or not. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I think it is excellent and am dismayed by the poor ratings and reviews. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Feb 4, 2013 Episode 1 The Louis Lester Band, an all-black group of musicians, is invited into the heart of 1930s London's aristocratic society. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 5, 2013 Episode 2 The band's fortunes change following its introduction to a wealthy recluse. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 11, 2013 Episode 3 The police interview Louis about Jessie's attack; Stanley finds a new challenge at the office; Louis confides in Sarah on New Year's Eve; romance blossoms between Pamela and Stanley. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 18, 2013 Episode 4 The band performs at Jessie's funeral; Louis becomes confused about what he witnessed on the night of the murder; Masterson offers Stanley a business proposition. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 25, 2013 Episode 5 Louis hides out while an unlikely source offers a substantial sum for his capture; the band plans its escape. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 10, 2013 Interviewing Louis Stanley interviews the Louis Lester Band as the group reaches its apex; includes performance footage and commentary on issues of the day. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Stephen Poliakoff
      Network
      BBC
      Rating
      TV-14 (L)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date
      Feb 4, 2013