ITV Sunday Night Theatre Moonlight on the Highway (Season 1, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 52 min | Drama

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ITV Sunday Night Theatre

Moonlight on the Highway (Season 1, Episode 15)

TV Episode | 52 min | Drama

Writing for ITV Sunday Night Theatre, 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, ...See moreWriting for ITV Sunday Night Theatre, 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. Written by Bhob Stewart See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian Holm David Peters David Peters See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Anthony Bate Dr. Chilton Dr. Chilton See fewer	Smiley's People (1982)
Deborah Grant Marie Holdsworth Marie Holdsworth See fewer	London Has Fallen (2016)
Robin Wentworth Honorary President of Bowlly Appreciation Society Honorary President of Bowlly Appreciation Society See fewer	United! (1965)
Frederick Peisley Gerald Gerald See fewer	Scotland Yard Commands (1936)
Wally Patch Old Londoner Old Londoner See fewer	Not So Dusty (1936)
Arthur Lovegrove Landlord Landlord See fewer	Eye of the Needle (1981)
Derek Woodward First Medical Student First Medical Student See fewer	Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974)
John Flanagan Second Medical Student Second Medical Student See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Michael Burrell Barman Barman See fewer	Hess (1986)
Harry Hutchinson Patient Patient See fewer	Chamber of Horrors (1940)
Kathleen St. John Patient Patient See fewer	The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
Bart Allison Patient Patient See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Beatrice Greeke Patient Patient See fewer	Smuggler's Bay (1964)
Walter Swash Patient Patient See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Daphne Riggs Patient Patient See fewer	The Ghost Train (1937)
Johnny Watson Patient Patient See fewer	Tank (1984)
Ursula Granville Patient Patient See fewer	Six Days of Justice (1972)
Al Bowlly Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ready Player One (2018)