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Plot
Madness, drugs, murder and a secret gay life – it’s all here in the stranger-than-fiction true story of legendary gay independent record producer Joe Meek who found brief fame before murdering his landlady and turning the gun on himself. A maverick musical genius, Meek enjoyed phenomenal early success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of its time and the first Brit band single to top the US charts. Set in the London music scene of the early 1960s, the film boasts an eclectic cast including Kevin Spacey, Ralf Little, James Corden, Nigel Harman, Pam Ferris and JJ Feild alongside a tour-de-force from Con O'Neill in the lead role.

Verdict
Telstar has a very British feel to it, although it takes a while immersing yourself into Nick Moran’s London of the early swinging 60s because the sexual revolution hasn’t quite started yet. When the dialogue doesn’t have a plum in its throat it’s swearing its head off and making scatological jokes. Meek was a maverick musical genius and it’s about time his role in the development of modern music and his homosexuality were appreciated by a wider audience.

Director: Nick Moran
Cast: Con O'Neill, Kevin Spacey, Ralf Little, James Corden, Pam Ferris and JJ Feild
DVD Extras: Additional scenes, extended performance clips, Telstar: An Inside Look feature, trailer
Released: 28 September 2009

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