The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, and the changes that occurred between stage and screen, including the addition of several new songs and toning down the original show's darker elements. Plus, a look at some of the actors who could have played the roles made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
John Travolta
Olivia Newton-John
Jeff Conaway
Barry Pearl
Michael Tucci
Kelly Ward
Stockard Channing
Didi Conn
Jamie Donnelly
Dinah Manoff
Eddie Deezen
Susan Buckner
Lorenzo Lamas
Dennis Stewart
Annette Charles
Eve Arden
Dody Goodman
Sid Caesar
Alice Ghostley
Darrell Zwerling
Dick Patterson
Fannie Flagg
Ellen Travolta
Frankie Avalon
Edd Byrnes