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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.

5.5

1h 59m

2008

“Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Nick Moran

Trailer

DramaMusic

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Cast & Crew

Con O'Neill

Con O'Neill

as Joe Meek

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

as Major Banks

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

as Mrs. Violet Shenton

JJ Feild

JJ Feild

as Heinz Burt

James Corden

James Corden

as Clem Cattini

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

as Geoff Goddard

Mathew Baynton

Mathew Baynton

as Ritchie Blackmore

Shaun Evans

Shaun Evans

as Billy Kuy

Ralf Little

Ralf Little

as Chas Hodges

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