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Nick Vivian (writer)
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31 March 1999 (UK) more
Plot:
Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Martin Clunes ... Simon Delancey
Neil Morrissey ... Charlotte

Jane Horrocks ... Cassandra
Esther Coles ... Jacqui

Danny Webb ... John (as Daniel Webb)
Mark Williams ... Peter

Ben Miller ... Gavin
Marlene Sidaway ... Marge Beake
Roger Watkins ... D.J. Hoardes
Jean Ainslie ... Lovely Old Lady
Ian Gain ... Car Dealer
Dermot Keaney ... Doctor
John Mackle ... Production Assistant
Stephen Churchett ... Antiques Dealer
Laura Heath ... Peter's Secretary
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References "Top of the Pops" (1964) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Brilliant., 17 May 1999
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Author: Dave Robinson from Manchester, England

This was a superb piece of work. I was forced to watch this with my mother, and she wasn't able to understand what the film was actually a spoof of. I was; and it was done quite brilliantly.

The show is, of course, stolen by Neil Morrissey's performance as Charlie/Charlotte, but the rest of the Hunters (and the rest of the cast; Jane Horrocks' versatility shines through yet again, with the whole idea of her being a lesbian landlady in a seaside resort b&b verging on the ridiculous) add in some vital and amazingly funny elements.

Whether this was intended to be a comic work is not stated or known, but it succeeds. It is a quality parody of the music scene of the early 1980's. If ITV ever show it again, watch it.

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