Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Release: 2008-06-19
·Runtime: 119m
·★ 5.5
Drama
Music
Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Aspiration Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Leyton
as Sir Edward
Jon Lee
as Billy Fury
Mathew Baynton
as Ritchie Blackmore
Rita Tushingham
as Medium
Pandora Clifford
as Her Royal Highness
Jack Roth
as Youth
Marcus Brigstocke
as Alan Blaikley
Joseph Millson
as Doctor
Pam Ferris
as Mrs. Violet Shenton
Craig Vye
as Mitch Mitchell
Kevin Spacey
as Major Banks
JJ Feild
as Heinz Burt
Nigel Harman
as Jess Conrad
Gary Whelan
as Detective
Jimmy Carr
as Gentleman
Con O'Neill
as Joe Meek
Tom Burke
as Geoff Goddard
Che Deedigan
as Joe aged 9
Jess Conrad
as Larry Parnes
Michael Sarne
as Backstage Manager
Shaun Evans
as Billy Kuy
Ralf Little
as Chas Hodges
Callum Dixon
as John Leyton
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
as Teddy Boy
James Corden
as Clem Cattini
Justin Hawkins
as Screaming Lord Sutch
