Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

• 5.6 Drama
• 2008-06-19
• 119 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Con O'Neill (Joe Meek) Kevin Spacey (Major Banks) Pam Ferris (Mrs. Violet Shenton) JJ Feild (Heinz Burt) James Corden (Clem Cattini) Tom Burke (Geoff Goddard) Mathew Baynton (Ritchie Blackmore) Shaun Evans (Billy Kuy) Ralf Little (Chas Hodges) Callum Dixon (John Leyton)

Director:

Nick Moran

Writer:

James Hicks Nick Moran