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One Chord Wonders - Frank Cottrell Boyce

By Frank Cottrell Boyce

Release Date: 2025-10-02

Genre: Fiction

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Frank Cottrell Boyceā€™s series of plays about the punk generation 30 years on What if punk heroes The Adverts had played a gig in Camberley in 1977, to an audience of 27 people? And what if, three decades later, someone tried to bring that audience back together for a reunion? Thatā€™s the premise of these five linked plays by award-winning screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce, telling the stories of some of those audience members as they look back on that life-changing night. Among the star casts are Doon Mackichan, Pauline Quirke, SiĆ¢n Reeves, Rosie Cavaliero, Richard Ridings, Danny Webb and Manjinder Virk. Parallel Lines ā€“ When Julie, a singer in a Blondie tribute band, is invited to the reunion (along with her husband Pete, aka Zorba the Freak), sheā€™s unsure whether or not to go. As she tries to track down 'Thing' and Margaret, two of her contemporaries from those formative days, she finds herself facing a few uncomfortable truths. Blitzkrieg Bop ā€“ Back in 1977, Mo Motormouth was a fanzine writer, and co-promoter of the Adverts gig alongside fellow punk Benny Bondage. Now a struggling local radio presenter, her career receives an unexpected boost when she gives her on-air persona an opinionated, in-yer-face makeover. But her newfound success brings some unwelcome attention from the livelier elements among her listenersā€¦ Damned, Damned, Damned ā€“ Ex-punk and ex-personal security guard Mick ended up in prison after an altercation with an over-enthusiastic fan. But now heā€™s a different man: heā€™s found Jesus, and heā€™s working on managing his anger. Can he find salvation in remembering the one time when he was truly happy? This Is the Modern World ā€“ Onetime ā€˜anarcho-punkā€™ Muttley lives in an eco-collective in Wales with his teenage daughter, Lineel. Hoping to find out about her late motherā€™s past, Lineel sets off on a walking pilgrimage to Camberley, and Muttley has no choice but to accompany her. Heā€™s about to be forcibly reunited with his former self ā€“ and Lineelā€™s about to find out what life is like in the ā€˜real worldā€™ beyond the commune. Television is Over ā€“ In this final play, we flash back to where it all began: Camberley, March 1977. Punk has arrived in suburban Surrey, and the townā€™s respectable residents are outraged ā€“ but the local teens are ready for revolution. And at the centre of it all are Julie, Pete, Mo, Benny, Mick, Muttley ā€“ and Adam, a young man desperate for something to believe inā€¦ Production credits Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce Produced and directed by Toby Swift Parallel Lines Cast: Doon Mackichan, SiĆ¢n Reeves, Rosie Cavaliero, Ivan Kaye, Paul Viragh, Joseph Tremain, Sarah Bedi, John Rowe, Ben Crowe, Helen Longworth Blitzkrieg Bop Cast: Pauline Quirke, Adam Kotz, Manjinder Virk, Ivan Kaye, Ben Crowe, Harry Myers, Sanjay Shelat, Stephen Critchlow, John Rowe, Amy Enticknap Damned, Damned, Damned Cast: Richard Ridings, Lloyd Thomas, Chris Pavlo, Richie Campbell, Paul Richard Biggin, John Rowe, Ben Crowe This Is the Modern World Cast: Danny Webb, Stephanie Leonidas, Ann Beach, Carl Prekopp, John Biggins, Alex Tregear, John Cummins, Sam Dale, Liz Sutherland Televisionā€™s Over Cast: Kristopher Milnes, Freddy White, Gerard Horan, Fenella Woolgar, Leanne Rowe, James Daley, Ben Crowe, John Hasler, Amy Enticknap, John Rowe, Dan Starkey, Nyasha Hatendi, Sarah Bedi, Joan Walker, Tim James Ā© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

One Chord Wonders - Frank Cottrell Boyce

By Frank Cottrell Boyce

Release Date: 2025-10-02

Genre: Fiction

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Frank Cottrell Boyceā€™s series of plays about the punk generation 30 years on What if punk heroes The Adverts had played a gig in Camberley in 1977, to an audience of 27 people? And what if, three decades later, someone tried to bring that audience back together for a reunion? Thatā€™s the premise of these five linked plays by award-winning screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce, telling the stories of some of those audience members as they look back on that life-changing night. Among the star casts are Doon Mackichan, Pauline Quirke, SiĆ¢n Reeves, Rosie Cavaliero, Richard Ridings, Danny Webb and Manjinder Virk. Parallel Lines ā€“ When Julie, a singer in a Blondie tribute band, is invited to the reunion (along with her husband Pete, aka Zorba the Freak), sheā€™s unsure whether or not to go. As she tries to track down 'Thing' and Margaret, two of her contemporaries from those formative days, she finds herself facing a few uncomfortable truths. Blitzkrieg Bop ā€“ Back in 1977, Mo Motormouth was a fanzine writer, and co-promoter of the Adverts gig alongside fellow punk Benny Bondage. Now a struggling local radio presenter, her career receives an unexpected boost when she gives her on-air persona an opinionated, in-yer-face makeover. But her newfound success brings some unwelcome attention from the livelier elements among her listenersā€¦ Damned, Damned, Damned ā€“ Ex-punk and ex-personal security guard Mick ended up in prison after an altercation with an over-enthusiastic fan. But now heā€™s a different man: heā€™s found Jesus, and heā€™s working on managing his anger. Can he find salvation in remembering the one time when he was truly happy? This Is the Modern World ā€“ Onetime ā€˜anarcho-punkā€™ Muttley lives in an eco-collective in Wales with his teenage daughter, Lineel. Hoping to find out about her late motherā€™s past, Lineel sets off on a walking pilgrimage to Camberley, and Muttley has no choice but to accompany her. Heā€™s about to be forcibly reunited with his former self ā€“ and Lineelā€™s about to find out what life is like in the ā€˜real worldā€™ beyond the commune. Television is Over ā€“ In this final play, we flash back to where it all began: Camberley, March 1977. Punk has arrived in suburban Surrey, and the townā€™s respectable residents are outraged ā€“ but the local teens are ready for revolution. And at the centre of it all are Julie, Pete, Mo, Benny, Mick, Muttley ā€“ and Adam, a young man desperate for something to believe inā€¦ Production credits Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce Produced and directed by Toby Swift Parallel Lines Cast: Doon Mackichan, SiĆ¢n Reeves, Rosie Cavaliero, Ivan Kaye, Paul Viragh, Joseph Tremain, Sarah Bedi, John Rowe, Ben Crowe, Helen Longworth Blitzkrieg Bop Cast: Pauline Quirke, Adam Kotz, Manjinder Virk, Ivan Kaye, Ben Crowe, Harry Myers, Sanjay Shelat, Stephen Critchlow, John Rowe, Amy Enticknap Damned, Damned, Damned Cast: Richard Ridings, Lloyd Thomas, Chris Pavlo, Richie Campbell, Paul Richard Biggin, John Rowe, Ben Crowe This Is the Modern World Cast: Danny Webb, Stephanie Leonidas, Ann Beach, Carl Prekopp, John Biggins, Alex Tregear, John Cummins, Sam Dale, Liz Sutherland Televisionā€™s Over Cast: Kristopher Milnes, Freddy White, Gerard Horan, Fenella Woolgar, Leanne Rowe, James Daley, Ben Crowe, John Hasler, Amy Enticknap, John Rowe, Dan Starkey, Nyasha Hatendi, Sarah Bedi, Joan Walker, Tim James Ā© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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