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Honeydripper

Drama set in early 1950s Alabama. Ageing club owner Tyrone Purvis (Danny Glover) tries to save his failing night club, The Honeydripper Lounge, from being taken over by gangsters.

Drama set in early 1950s Alabama. Things are far from harmonious in the small segregated town of Harmony, Alabama, as ageing club owner Tyrone 'Pine Top' Purvis tries to save his failing nightclub, The Honeydripper Lounge, from being taken over by local gangsters. When big-shot guitarist Guitar Sam, specially hired to save the club's fortunes, fails to turn up for a gig, old Pine Top finds himself with no option but to replace him with a young unknown guitarist fresh into town.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 9 Jun 201301:00
BBC Two

Credits

Tyrone PurvisDanny Glover
DirectorJohn Sayles
DelilahLisa Gay Hamilton
China DollYaya DaCosta
MaceoCharles S Dutton
SlickVondie Curtis-Hall
SonnyGary Clark Jr
Bertha MaeMabel John
SheriffStacy Keach
Amanda WinshipMary Steenburgen
WriterJohn Sayles

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 Apr 200922:55
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Sun 28 Feb 201002:30
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Sun 10 Jul 201101:10
    BBC Two except Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sun 10 Jul 201101:20
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 9 Jun 201301:00
    BBC Two except Yorkshire