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.
Credits
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Cast
Name |
Character |
Kevin Spacey
He was 49, now 65 years old
|
as Major Banks |
James Corden
He was 30, now 46 years old
|
as Clem Cattini |
Con O'Neill
He was 42, now 58 years old
|
as Joe Meek |
Pam Ferris
She was 61, now 76 years old
|
as Mrs. Violet Shenton |
Shaun Evans
He was 29, now 44 years old
|
as Billy Kuy |
Jack Roth
He was 82, 77 years old when he died
|
as Youth |
Craig Vye
He was 25, now 41 years old
|
as Mitch Mitchell |
Marcus Brigstocke
He was 36, now 51 years old
|
as Alan Blaikley |
Rita Tushingham
She was 67, now 82 years old
|
as Medium |
Ralf Little
He was 29, now 44 years old
|
as Chas Hodges |
Tom Burke
He was 27, now 43 years old
|
as Geoff Goddard |
Justin Hawkins
He was 34, now 49 years old
|
as Screaming Lord Sutch |
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
He was 22, now 38 years old
|
as Teddy Boy |
John Leyton
He was 73, now 88 years old
|
as Sir Edward |
Mathew Baynton
He was 28, now 44 years old
|
as Ritchie Blackmore |
Jess Conrad
He was 73, now 88 years old
|
as Larry Parnes |
Carl Barât
He was 30, now 46 years old
|
as Gene Vincent |
Mike Sarne
He was 68, now 84 years old
|
as Backstage Manager |
Sid Mitchell
He was 28, now 43 years old
|
as Patrick Pink |
Joan Hodges
|
as Biddy Meek |
Jon Lee
He was 27, now 42 years old
|
as Billy Fury |
Tom Harper
He was 29, now 44 years old
|
as Alan Caddy |
Jake Arnott
He was 48, now 63 years old
|
as Board of Trade Man |
Gary Whelan
He was 56, now 71 years old
|
as Detective |
JJ Feild
He was 31, now 46 years old
|
as Heinz Burt |
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Crew
Name |
Department |
James Hicks as Writer. He was 21 (now 36) years old
|
Writing |
Nick Moran as Director. He was 39 (now 54) years old
|
Directing |