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Title: Vinyl (2012)
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| Phil Daniels | ... | Johnny Jones | |
| Jamie Blackley | ... | Drainpipe | |
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Perry Benson | ... | Robbie |
| Keith Allen | ... | Minto | |
| Julia Ford | ... | Jules | |
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Christopher Roy Turner | ... | Griff |
| James Cartwright | ... | Jimmy Breen | |
| Alexa Davies | ... | Flora | |
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Steve Diggle | ... | Himself |
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Martin Gorst | ... | Lawyer |
| Jynine James | ... | Mourner | |
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Kamila Janska | ... | Journalist |
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Gareth Jones | ... | Radio DJ (voice) |
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Mike Peters | ... | Himself |
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Will Peters | ... | Will - Bass player |
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In 2004, has-been 80s punk rocker Johnny Jones makes a drunken comeback single with his old band Weapons of Happiness, after they meet up at a friend's funeral. He is sure the song, "Free Rock 'n' Roll" will be a hit, but in an industry obsessed with image, Johnny is viewed as irrelevant and over-the-hill by record company executives and DJs, who tell him he has the wrong demographic to be successful. Frustrated but determined, he decides to hire a group of photogenic, box-ticking, media-friendly teenagers to front a video for the song. He intends to swindle the music business into liking him, and come clean once the single is released. The youngsters mime to his music, contracts are signed and Free Rock 'n' Roll enters the UK singles chart. Unfortunately, the rest of the band want to be recognised for their part in this achievement. Following an argument between Johnny and band-mate Minto, the story is revealed to the press. As the media go into a frenzy, Johnny finds himself caught ... Written by Moses Quest
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Plenty of laughs in this file which is loosely based on a true story (and full of in-jokes for those in the know). It could easily have fallen into the trap of being predictable but it doesn't. It comes over as fresh, quirky and fun. The serious moments are very natural, not forced, the music is good and the young band are very easy on the eye for the younger viewers. For the rest of us, there's Phil Daniels as the ever-optimistic Johnny Jones and Keith Allen, looking typically curmudgeonly as Minto, plus some well-aimed swipes at the contemporary record industry. Very much in the tradition of Very Annie Mary or The Full Monty.