Moonlight on the Highway (1969)
Writing for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series, 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.
- Released
- 1969-04-12
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- James MacTaggart
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Ian Holm as David Peters
- Anthony Bate as Dr. Chilton
- Deborah Grant as Marie Holdsworth
- Robin Wentworth as Hon. President
- Frederick Peisley as Gerald
- Wally Patch as Old Londoner
- Arthur Lovegrove as Landlord
- Derek Woodward as 1st Medical Student
- John Flanagan as 2nd Medical Student
- Michael Burrell as Barman
- Harry Hutchinson as Hospital Patient
- Kathleen St John as Hospital Patient