The Long Distance Piano Player The first Play for Today is the story of one man's obsession (to win the world long distance piano playing record) and the battle for good (his wife) and evil (his agent) that rages around him. Details Casts Galleries Title The Long Distance Piano Player Release Date 1970-10-15 Runtime 01 Hours 20 Minutes Genres Drama TV Movie Production Companies BBC Production Countries United Kingdom Ray Davies... Pete, the Piano Player... Norman Rossington... Jack Burnshaw... Lois Daine... Ruth... James Hazeldine... Alf... Ken Hutchison... Macey... John Barrett... Old Man... Bert Palmer... Old Man... Original Size (1280x720)