Characters & Themes
Moonlight on the Highway (1969) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1969 · 52 mins · English
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- Directed by
- James MacTaggart
- Starring
- Ian Holm, Anthony Bate, Deborah Grant, Frederick Peisley, Robin Wentworth
In Dennis Potter’s ITV Saturday Night Theatre play, troubled David Peters (Ian Holm) claims popular songs once promised hope. He rejects rock, devoting himself to 1930s crooner Al Bowlly, a Blitz casualty. Peters hoards Bowlly memorabilia, publishes a newsletter and lip‑syncs the records, while his obsession hides darker past events.
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