Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

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Actors: Kevin Spacey , James Corden , JJ Feild , Shaun Evans , Tom Burke , Pam Ferris , Sid Mitchell , Ralf Little , Tom Harper , Mathew Baynton , Con O'Neill , Carl Barât , Jon Lee , Nigel Harman , Callum Dixon

Director: Nick Moran

IMDB Rate: 6.3 out of 10 (282 votes)

Plot Summary:Telstar is the stranger-than-fiction true story of legendary independent record producer Joe Meek. A maverick musical genius who wrote and recorded a string of number one hits in the early 60s, Meek famously enjoyed phenomenal early success with Telstar the biggest selling record of its time and the first Brit band single to top the US charts. Named after the first communications satellite, which launched in 1962, the unique instrumental single was released later that same year, becoming a number one hit on both sides of the Atlantic for Meeks band The Tornados, all from a flat on the Holloway Road. Meek went on to create the strange and wonderful recordings that have made him an iconic figure in the world of British pop, until depression, heartbreak and paranoia ultimately led to his dramatic downfall.