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Moonlight on the Highway is a television play by Dennis Potter, first broadcast on 12 April 1969 as part of ITV's Saturday Night Theatre strand. The tale of a young Al Bowlly obsessive attempting to blot out memories of sexual abuse via his fixation with the singer, the play was the first of Potter's works to use popular music as a dramatic device and strongly anticipated Potter's later 'serials with songs' Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986) and Lipstick on Your Collar (1993).
Original Release
04/12/1969
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ian Holm | David Peters |
| Anthony Bate | Dr. Chilton |
| Deborah Grant | Marie Holdsworth |
| Robin Wentworth | Honorary President of Bowlly Appreciation Society |
| Frederick Peisley | Gerald |
| Wally Patch | Old Londoner |
| Arthur Lovegrove | Landlord |
| Derek Woodward | First Medical Student |
| John Flanagan | Second Medical Student |
| Michael Burrell | Barman |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ian Holm | David Peters |
| Anthony Bate | Dr. Chilton |
| Deborah Grant | Marie Holdsworth |
| Robin Wentworth | Honorary President of Bowlly Appreciation Society |
| Frederick Peisley | Gerald |
| Wally Patch | Old Londoner |
| Arthur Lovegrove | Landlord |
| Derek Woodward | First Medical Student |
| John Flanagan | Second Medical Student |
| Michael Burrell | Barman |
| Harry Hutchinson | Patient |
| Kathleen St. John | Patient |
| Bart Allison | Patient |
| Beatrice Greeke | Patient |
| Walter Swash | Patient |
| Daphne Riggs | Patient |
| Johnny Watson | Patient |
| Ursula Granville | Patient |
| Al Bowlly | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kenith Trodd | Producer |
