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Details: 2008, UK, Cert 15, 114 mins
Direction: Nick Moran
Genre: Drama / Musical / Period
Summary: Joe Meek was flamboyantly gay, tone deaf, and the songwriter-producer behind 1960s hits Johnny, Remember Me, and Telstar
With: Con O'Neill, JJ Feild, James Corden, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris, Ralf Little, Sid Mitchell and Tom Burke
Our reviews
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Jason Solomons
The turbulent life and times of tortured 'Telstar' producer Joe Meek make for a fascinating but patchy slice of nostalgia, says Jason Solomons
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Peter Bradshaw
Nick Moran does a lot with a small budget in this eccentric and watchable story about the early-60s prehistory of pop culture, writes Peter Bradshaw
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Caspar Llewellyn Smith
A historically riveting but ultimately depressing story is expertly told by Nick Moran
DVD review
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Rob Mackie
Nick Moran makes a confident first stab at directing, and Con O'Neill is convincing as the manic, paranoid producer, says Rob Mackie
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