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Cast
Domhnall Gleeson | ... |
Bob Geldof
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Ian Hart | ... |
Harvey Goldsmith
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Antonia Campbell-Hughes | ... |
Marsha Hunt
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Paul Rhys | ... |
Paul McCartney
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Lesley-Ann Halvey | ... |
Paula Yates
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Chris Dunlop | ... |
Pete Smith
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Simon Coury | ... |
Billy
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Ingrid Craigie | ... |
Margaret Thatcher
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Pádraic Delaney | ... |
Andy Zweck
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Aoife Duffin | ... |
Barbara
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Mark Huberman | ... |
David Hepworth
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Aonghus Og McAnally | ... |
Simon Bates
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Bush Moukarzel | ... |
Kevin Jenden
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Conor Mullen | ... |
Mike Appleton
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David O'Neill | ... |
Boomtown Rat
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Jim Roche | ... |
Jim - BBC Technician
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Owen Roe | ... |
Tony Powell
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Conan Sweeny | ... |
David Bowie
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Mark Tankersley | ... |
Mike Mitchell
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Andrew Whipp | ... |
Bernard Doherty
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Dave Young | ... |
Billy Connolly
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Michael Buerk | ... |
Self - TV newsreader (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Nicholas Renton |
Written by
Joe Dunlop | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Cait Collins | ... | line producer |
Robert Cooper | ... | executive producer |
Catherine Magee | ... | producer |
Kate Triggs | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
Owen McPolin | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Tony Cranstoun |
Editorial Department
Angela Cerasi | ... | colorist (as Angela McLellan) |
Alan Freir | ... | assistant editor |
Oleg Jitov | ... | hd on-line editor |
Julian Ulrichs | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Amy Rowan |
Production Design by
Fiona Daly |
Art Direction by
Gillian Ni Chaiside |
Set Decoration by
Sheelagh Power |
Costume Design by
Allison Byrne | ... | (as Alison Byrne) |
Makeup Department
Eileen Buggy | ... | key hair stylist |
Anna Gronerus | ... | hair assistant |
Clare Lambe | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Ciara Scannell | ... | daily makeup trainee |
Production Management
Ciara McGowan | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cathriona Glynn | ... | trainee assistant director |
Sean Griffin | ... | first assistant director |
Anna Harrison | ... | third assistant director |
Mike Hayes | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
Dermot Blighe | ... | dressing props |
Mick Cassidy | ... | props runaround |
Chan Kin | ... | stand-by props |
Arne Klohn | ... | stand-by props |
Adrienne McGrane | ... | graphic designer |
Claire McGuinness | ... | art department trainee |
Noel Walsh | ... | property master |
Sound Department
Mark Barry | ... | boom operator |
Niall Brady | ... | supervising sound editor |
Caoimhe Doyle | ... | foley artist |
Ken Galvin | ... | dubbing mixer |
Jean McGrath | ... | foley mixer |
Mervyn Moore | ... | sound recordist |
Ciara Murphy | ... | dialogue editor |
Emma Butt | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Richie Egan | ... | grip dailies |
Simon Magee | ... | genny operator |
James McGuire | ... | gaffer |
Micheal O'Mogáin | ... | best boy |
Patrick Redmond | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vanessa Breen | ... | key costumer / wardrobe assistant |
Rhona McGuirke | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Belle Phipps | ... | wardrobe trainee |
Tara Roughneen | ... | wardrobe trainee |
Zuzana Zilkova | ... | wardrobe trainee |
Location Management
Michael Swan | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Chris Roufs | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Clare Cunningham | ... | production accountant |
Anthony Doyle | ... | production trainee |
Joanne Duffy | ... | assistant accountant |
John P Gleeson | ... | financing & tax advisor (as John Gleeson) / section 481 finance (as John Gleeson) |
Roisin Henehan | ... | section 481 finance |
Aislinn Ni Chuinneagain | ... | production coordinator |
Peter Tighe | ... | post facilities manager |
Kathy Tynan | ... | assistant coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- BBC Worldwide (2010) (World-wide)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2010) (United Kingdom) (tv)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
In October 1984, rock musician Bob Geldof is appalled by the misery of starving Ethiopians as seen on television and persuades his pop musician friends to record the million-selling charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'. Bob goes to Ethiopia and, horrified at the scale of the famine, plans a global rock concert to be staged simultaneously in England and America the next summer. He brings in hard-headed rock promoter Harvey Goldsmith who provides a realistic anchor to Bob's idealistic wish-list of performers. Preparations are fraught with arguments, and Bob is especially disappointed not to secure Bruce Springsteen, in anticipation of whose services he postponed the event. Five days before the big event, he visits his old school, where he was less than bright academically, but hopes to inspire the students. After that, he gets involved with the complicated matter of financial logistics and organizing international broadcasts but gets Prince Charles and Princess Diana to attend simply by asking them. Finally the day of the concerts arrives and, as Paul McCartney sings 'Let it Be', Harvey and Bob know that they have triumphed. The show over, the two men sit alone to reflect on matters. Written by don @ minifie-1 |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Domhnall Gleeson never actually met his alter ego Bob Geldof prior to, or during this production shoot. In preparation for his portrayal of Geldof, Gleeson dyed his hair black and spent several days holed up in a Dublin flat surrounded by posters, photographs and various items of paraphernalia connected to the former rocker. Gleeson also sourced Geldof's 1986 autobiography 'Is That It?' over the course of the production. See more » |
Goofs | In several scenes when Bob is travelling in the Mini, modern vehicles are clearly visible. See more » |
Crazy Credits | Disclaimer in opening titles: "This film is based on a real event. However, much of the dialogue and some of the scenes are invented... and sometimes even slightly exaggerated. But all in a good cause, of course." See more » |