Moonlight on the Highway
1969 · 52 min · Drama, TV Movie
Writing for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series, Dennis Potter introduced the notion that popular music expresses the yearning of the human spirit for a better world. A troubled young man, David Peters (Ian Holm), claims, "Once dreams were possible, that's what the popular songs told us." Rejecting rock music of the day, Peters is immersed in the tunes of Thirties crooner Al Bowlly (killed during the London blitz). He collects Bowlly memorabilia, publishes the Bowlly fan-club newsletter, and finds pleasure in lip-synching Bowlly records but his obsession with Bowlly masks certain darker events in his past.
- Director
- James MacTaggart
- Writer
- Dennis Potter
- Released
- April 12, 1969
- Language
- English
Cast
Ian Holm
David Peters
Anthony Bate
Dr. Chilton
Deborah Grant
Marie Holdsworth
Robin Wentworth
Hon. President
Frederick Peisley
Gerald
Wally Patch
Old Londoner
Arthur Lovegrove
Landlord
Derek Woodward
1st Medical Student
John Flanagan
2nd Medical Student
Michael Burrell
Barman
Harry Hutchinson
Hospital Patient
Kathleen St John
Hospital Patient
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