Moonlight on the Highway 55 years old

Writing for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series, Dennis Potter introduced the notion that popular music expresses the yearning of the human spirit for a better world. A troubled young man, David Peters (Ian Holm), claims, "Once dreams were possible, that's what the popular songs told us." Rejecting rock music of the day, Peters is immersed in the tunes of Thirties crooner Al Bowlly (killed during the London blitz). He collects Bowlly memorabilia, publishes the Bowlly fan-club newsletter, and finds pleasure in lip-synching Bowlly records but his obsession with Bowlly masks certain darker events in his past.

Credits

Ian Holm as

Anthony Bate as

Deborah Grant as

Robin Wentworth as

Moonlight on the Highway Cast

Name	Character
Ian Holm He was 37, now 93 years old
Anthony Bate He was 41, 84 years old when he died
Deborah Grant She was 22, now 77 years old
Robin Wentworth

Moonlight on the Highway Crew

Name	Department
Dennis Potter as Writer. He was 33 (59) years old when He died	Writing
James MacTaggart as Director. He was 40 (46) years old when He died	Directing

Moonlight on the Highway (55 years)

Release day: Saturday, April 12, 1969
Runtime: 52 minutes