Moonlight on the Highway

Moonlight on the Highway

1969 · 52 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, TV Movie

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.

Directed by James MacTaggart · Written by Dennis Potter

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Ian Holm David Peters
Anthony Bate Dr. Chilton
Deborah Grant Marie Holdsworth
Robin Wentworth Hon. President
Frederick Peisley Gerald
Wally Patch Old Londoner
Arthur Lovegrove Landlord
Derek Woodward 1st Medical Student
John Flanagan 2nd Medical Student
Michael Burrell Barman
Harry Hutchinson Hospital Patient
Kathleen St John Hospital Patient

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