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