Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

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.

5.5

119 min

Cast

Con O'Neill

as Joe Meek

Kevin Spacey

as Major Banks

Pam Ferris

as Mrs. Violet Shenton

JJ Feild

as Heinz Burt

James Corden

as Clem Cattini

Tom Burke

as Geoff Goddard

Mathew Baynton

as Ritchie Blackmore

Shaun Evans

as Billy Kuy

Ralf Little

as Chas Hodges

Callum Dixon

as John Leyton

Sid Mitchell

as Patrick Pink

Justin Hawkins

as Screaming Lord Sutch

Jess Conrad

as Larry Parnes

Nigel Harman

as Jess Conrad

Carl Barât

as Gene Vincent

Rita Tushingham

as Medium

Craig Vye

as Mitch Mitchell

Tom Harper

as Alan Caddy

Chas Hodges

as Mr Brolin

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

as Teddy Boy

Pandora Clifford

as Her Royal Highness

John Leyton

as Sir Edward

Marcus Brigstocke

as Alan Blaikley

Joan Hodges

as Biddy Meek

Michael Sarne

as Backstage Manager

Joseph Millson

as Doctor

Gary Whelan

as Detective

Jake Arnott

as Board of Trade Man

Jack Roth

as Youth

Jon Lee

as Billy Fury

Jimmy Carr

as Gentleman

Che Deedigan

as Joe aged 9

Director

Nick Moran