Home / Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Year:

2009

Duration:

119 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Nick Moran

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2009-06-19

Filming Locations: Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: £22,343 (UK) (21 June 2009)

Gross: £64,651 (UK) (2 August 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jess Conrad

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Con O'Neill

Joe Meek

Kevin Spacey

Major Wilfred Banks

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Violet Shenton

JJ Feild

Heinz Burt

James Corden

Clem Cattini

Tom Burke

Geoff Goddard

Ralf Little

Chas Hodges

Sid Mitchell

Patrick Pink

Mathew Baynton

Ritchie Blackmore

Shaun Evans

Billy Kuy

Callum Dixon

John Leyton

Tom Harper

Alan Caddy

Jon Lee

Billy Fury

Nigel Harman

Jess Conrad

Carl Barât

Gene Vincent

Justin Hawkins

Screaming Lord Sutch

Clem Cattini

Chauffeur

Chas Hodges

Mr. Brolin

John Leyton

Sir Edward

Patrick Pink

Stagehand (as Robbie Duke)

Michael Sarne

Backstage Manager (as Mike Sarne)

David Hayler

John Peel

Craig Vye

Mitch Mitchell

Joan Hodges

Biddy Meek

Jimmy Carr

Gentleman

Jim Field Smith

Ken Howard

Marcus Brigstocke

Alan Blaikley

Stephanie Dickens

Brenda

Gary Whelan

Detective

Liam Smith

Desk Sergeant

Jake Arnott

Board of Trade Man 1

Jon Ivay

Board of Trade Man 2

Tony Milner

Board of Trade Officer

Rita Tushingham

Essex Medium

Gareth Corke

Accountant

Alicia Davies

Lady Victim

Joseph Millson

Doctor

Jack Roth

Youth

Matthew Kiziltan

Lionel (as Mathew Krug)

Pandora Clifford

Her Royal Highness

Louis Hennessey Hicks

Joe aged 13

Che Deedigan

Joe aged 9

Steve Pound

Solicitor

Dominic Adams

Undercover Policeman

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Teddy Boy (as Henry Lloyd Hughes)

Guy Lewis

Charles Blackwell

Vicky Lewis

Della

Richard Miles

Steve Daly

Photographer

Holly Bailey

Backing Singer

Alan Scally

George Bellamy

Dominic Arnall

Roger Lavern

Sonia Doubell

Secretary

Elizabeth Adamczyk

Teddyboy's Girl (uncredited)

Michael Chalkley

Bailiff (uncredited)

Nichola Lindsay Doe

Offensive Girl (uncredited)

Lee Donaghy

Photographer (uncredited)

Mark Tristan Eccles

1960's Mod (uncredited)

Sarah Hannah

EMI Secretary (uncredited)

Libby Hayter

School Girl (uncredited)

Bill Kaye

Clerk of the court (uncredited)

Barry Newton

Novello Awards' Guest (uncredited)

Robert Roman Ratajczak

Music Fan (uncredited)

Gary Schiffman

Waiter (uncredited)

Joe Shefer

Ambulance paramedic (uncredited)

Nina Spriggs

Woman (uncredited)

Nick Thomas-Webster

Lord Justice Wignall (uncredited)

Lee Whiteman

Lab Technician (uncredited)

Chris Wilson

Tornados Stagehand (uncredited)

Ruth Wynne

EMI Receptionist (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Immediately after 304 Holloway Road appears on the screen, a black and white television is seen in a shop window, showing a program called "Harper's W1, The Story of a London Store." This is a reference to the world famous Harrod's Knightsbridge, which is actually located in London SW1.

Share this

The real Patrick Pink plays a stagehand, under the pseudonym "Robbie Duke". Joe Meek used the name "Robert Duke" for some of his compositions.

Share this

Ralf Little plays the part of musician Chas Hodges, whilst Chas Hodges himself appears in the part of Mr. Brolin.

Share this

Goofs

The band is properly summonsed to magistrates' court for a traffic infraction, but they are then shown appearing before a judge in full robes. Magistrates are not Judges, and do not wear robes. Judges do not preside in UK magistrates' courts.

Share this

John Peel is shown interviewing Joe Meek for the New Musical Express in 1963. Peel was never a regular journalist for the NME, and was working as a DJ in the southern USA in 1963. Additionally, he only adopted the name Peel when he joined Radio London in 1966.

Share this

The film shows Heinz Burt featuring in the TV show Oh Boy!, which was shown on British TV some years earlier.

Share this