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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.

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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Cast

Name Character
Kevin Spacey He was 49, now 64 years old as Major Banks
James Corden He was 30, now 45 years old as Clem Cattini
Con O'Neill He was 42, now 57 years old as Joe Meek
Pam Ferris She was 61, now 75 years old as Mrs. Violet Shenton
Shaun Evans He was 29, now 44 years old as Billy Kuy
Jack Roth He was 82, 77 years old when he died as Youth
Marcus Brigstocke He was 36, now 50 years old as Alan Blaikley
Craig Vye He was 25, now 40 years old as Mitch Mitchell
Rita Tushingham She was 67, now 82 years old as Medium
Ralf Little He was 29, now 44 years old as Chas Hodges
Tom Burke He was 27, now 42 years old as Geoff Goddard
Justin Hawkins He was 34, now 49 years old as Screaming Lord Sutch
Henry Lloyd-Hughes He was 22, now 37 years old as Teddy Boy
John Leyton He was 73, now 88 years old as Sir Edward
Jess Conrad He was 73, now 88 years old as Larry Parnes
Carl Barât He was 30, now 45 years old as Gene Vincent
Mike Sarne He was 68, now 83 years old as Backstage Manager
Sid Mitchell He was 28, now 43 years old as Patrick Pink
Joan Hodges as Biddy Meek
Jon Lee He was 27, now 41 years old as Billy Fury
Tom Harper He was 29, now 44 years old as Alan Caddy
Jake Arnott He was 48, now 63 years old as Board of Trade Man
Gary Whelan He was 56, now 71 years old as Detective
Mathew Baynton He was 28, now 43 years old as Ritchie Blackmore
JJ Feild He was 31, now 45 years old as Heinz Burt

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story Crew

Name Department
James Hicks as Writer. He was 21 (now 35) years old Writing
Nick Moran as Director. He was 39 (now 54) years old Directing
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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (14 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 30, 2009
  • Runtime: 119 minutes