Moonlight on the Highway

Writing for ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969), 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.

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TheTVDB.com Movie ID 216668
Status Released
Released Great Britain April 12, 1969
Runtime 52 minutes
Genres Drama
Original Country Great Britain
Original Language English
Production Company London Weekend Television (LWT)
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Ian Holm
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Anthony Bate
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Deborah Grant
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Robin Wentworth
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Frederick Peisley
as Gerald
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Wally Patch
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Arthur Lovegrove
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Michael Burrell
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Derek Woodward
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John Flanagan
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Harry Hutchinson
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Bart Allison
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Kathleen St John
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Beatrice Greeke
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Walter Swash
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Daphne Riggs
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Johnny Watson
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Ursula Granville
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Dennis Potter

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Moonlight on the Highway

Ian Holm as David Peters * needs role-specific image

Anthony Bate as Dr. Chilton * needs role-specific image

Deborah Grant as Marie Holdsworth * needs role-specific image

Robin Wentworth as President of Bowlly Appreciation Society * needs role-specific image

Frederick Peisley as Gerald * needs role-specific image

Wally Patch as Old Londoner * needs role-specific image

Arthur Lovegrove as Landlord * needs role-specific image

Michael Burrell as Barman * needs role-specific image

Derek Woodward as First Medical Student * needs role-specific image

John Flanagan as Second Medical Student * needs role-specific image

Harry Hutchinson as Patient * needs role-specific image

Bart Allison as Patient * needs role-specific image

Kathleen St John as Patient * needs role-specific image

Beatrice Greeke as Patient * needs role-specific image

Walter Swash as Patient * needs role-specific image

Daphne Riggs as Patient * needs role-specific image

Johnny Watson as Patient * needs role-specific image

Ursula Granville as Patient * needs role-specific image