Hunting Venus
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Hunting Venus is a British television
comedy-drama starring Martin Clunes
and Neil Morrisey as former members of a 1980s pop group. The one-off drama was broadcast on ITV
on 31 March 1999, and was produced by Buffalo Pictures for Yorkshire Television
.
The plot follows former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey (Clunes) is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show. Jools Holland
appears as himself, and also wrote the song "Starburst", The Venus Hunters' biggest hit.
A compilation album was released to accompany the drama featuring songs from the 1980s
.
British television
Public television broadcasting started in the United Kingdom in 1936, and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 480 channelsTaking the base Sky EPG TV Channels. A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of...
comedy-drama starring Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes
Alexander Martin Clunes is an English actor and comedian. Clunes is perhaps best known for his roles as Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly, Doctor Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin and the title character in Reggie Perrin....
and Neil Morrisey as former members of a 1980s pop group. The one-off drama was broadcast on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
on 31 March 1999, and was produced by Buffalo Pictures for Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
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The plot follows former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey (Clunes) is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show. Jools Holland
Jools Holland
Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
appears as himself, and also wrote the song "Starburst", The Venus Hunters' biggest hit.
A compilation album was released to accompany the drama featuring songs from the 1980s
Music of the United Kingdom (1980s)
Popular music of the United Kingdom in the 1980s built on the post punk and new wave movements, incorporating different sources of inspiration from sub-genres and what is now classed as World music in the shape of Jamaican and Indian music. It also explored the consequences of new technology and...
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Cast
- Martin Clunes ... Simon Delancey
- Neil Morrissey ... Charlotte
- Jane HorrocksJane HorrocksBarbara Jane Horrocks is an English voice, stage, screen and television actress, voice artist, musician, and singer. She is best known for her role as "Bubble" in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous as well as her distinctive voice....
... Cassandra - Esther Coles ... Jacqui
- Daniel WebbDanny Webb (actor)Danny Webb is a British television and film actor. He may be best known for his role as the prisoner Morse in Alien 3. He has appeared in many famous British television programmes including The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Emmerdale Farm, Our Friends in the North, A Touch of Frost, Agatha...
... John - Mark WilliamsMark Williams (actor)Mark Williams is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and presenter. He is best known as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show, as well as for his role as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films....
... Peter - Ben MillerBen MillerBennet Evan "Ben" Miller is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, along with Alexander Armstrong. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television...
... Gavin - Marlene SidawayMarlene SidawayMarlene Sidaway was born on Teesside and is a British television and film actress best known for playing Brenda Taylor in the long running soap opera Coronation Street. In 1961 she was accepted into the East 15 Acting School in London...
... Marge Beake - Roger WatkinsRoger WatkinsRoger Michael Watkins was a film director best known for the notorious 1970s grindhouse movie Last House on Dead End Street. He also directed several porn films...
... D.J. Hoardes - Jean Ainslie ... Lovely Old Lady
- Ian Gain ... Car Dealer
- Dermot Keaney ... Doctor
- John Mackle ... Production Assistant
- Stephen ChurchettStephen ChurchettStephen Churchett is a British actor and writer.One of his most notable roles was as solicitor Marcus Christie in EastEnders, on and off from 1990 to 2004....
... Antiques Dealer - Laura Heath ... Peter's Secretary