''Sounding Brass'' a British
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television series
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which originally aired on
ITV
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in 1980.
Actors who appeared in individual episodes of the series include
Bill Dean
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,
Annie Hulley
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,
Colin Douglas,
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,
Carol Leader
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,
Barbar Bhatti
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,
Stan Richards
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and
Harold Innocent
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.
Synopsis
The series concentrates on Horace Gilbert Bestwick, the new leader of the Ettaswell
brass band.
Main cast
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Brian Glover
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as Horace Gilbert Bestwick
*
Gwen Taylor
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as Cynthia Wildgoose
*
Stephen Hancock
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He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham and attended the Chorister School, Durham and the Darlingt ...
as Leonard Dukes
*
Philip Jackson as Arthur Mannion
*
Kevin Lloyd
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as Cyril Bacon
*
Ray Mort
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as Gerry Thompson
*
Mark Curry as Tim Barker
*
David Huscroft
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as Roger Forster
*
Teddy Turner as Frank Oldfield
*
Alex McCrindle
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as Mr. Mackenzie
*
Sandra Voe
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Career Television and films
Voe began her on screen career in 1966, appearing in an episode of ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook''. She has also appeared in '' ...
as Mrs. Crowther
*
Deirdre Costello as Jean Gray
*
Lorraine Peters
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as Marjorie Taylor
*
Paul Shane
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as Gray
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Pamela Vezey
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as Dorothy Thompson
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=0080278
1980 British television series debuts
1980 British television series endings
1980s British comedy television series
ITV sitcoms
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows produced by Associated Television (ATV)
English-language television shows