Written by Ivor Novello and first performed on stage in 1939, "The Dancing Years" was made for TV by ITV and aired in 1979. Anthony Valentine stars as compos...
If you like Anthony Valentine’s works, this is an absolute rec. This is a TV musical which adapted from Welsh composer Ivor Novello’s 1939 musical with the same title (with a strong WW2 theme).
According to one of interviews, the reason he accepted the role partially (probably) was in memory of his mother (who was a Novello fan) but also the role is a bit unlike his usual roles --- which is a change (goodies or baddies, the usual roles he was playing, even with the very wide range they have, are normally shrewd or not-so-innocent characters, even the righteous and honorable ones) The character in The Dancing Years, is a romantic, even a bit innocent young composer.
Unfornately, the only regrets are the condition of the surviving videos and the fact he couldn’t sing more in that role (it was a non-singing role, although he did sing one song, and his voice was very beautiful - it was such a surprise to me when I firstly heard it)
Thank for @the-prince-of-professors who fixed and uploaded the video on YT!
