ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series)
Moonlight on the Highway (1969)
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- 52min
- Drama
- 12 Apr 1969
- TV Episode
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| Ian Holm | ... |
David Peters
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| Anthony Bate | ... |
Dr. Chilton
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| Deborah Grant | ... |
Marie Holdsworth
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Robin Wentworth | ... |
Honorary President of Bowlly Appreciation Society
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Frederick Peisley | ... |
Gerald
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Wally Patch | ... |
Old Londoner
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Arthur Lovegrove | ... |
Landlord
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Derek Woodward | ... |
First Medical Student
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John Flanagan | ... |
Second Medical Student
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Michael Burrell | ... |
Barman
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Harry Hutchinson | ... |
Patient
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Kathleen St. John | ... |
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Bart Allison | ... |
Patient
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Beatrice Greeke | ... |
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Walter Swash | ... |
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Daphne Riggs | ... |
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Johnny Watson | ... |
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Ursula Granville | ... |
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| Al Bowlly | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| James MacTaggart | ||
Written by
| Dennis Potter | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Kenith Trodd | ... | producer |
Production Design by
| John Clements | ||
Production Companies
- ITV - Independent Television (produced by)
- Independent Television (ITV) (produced by)
- Kestrel Productions
- London Weekend Television (LWT)
- London Weekend Television Productions Ltd. (produced by)
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- ITV - Independent Television (1969) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Independent Television (ITV) (1969) (United Kingdom) (tv)
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Writing for ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969), 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.
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in Al Bowlly: The Very Thought of You (2007). See more » |