• StatusReleased
  • Release Date2009-04-01
  • Runtime135 minutes
  • TaglineOn air. Off shore. Out of control.
  • Revenue36,348,784$
  • GenreDrama, Comedy
  • Production
    CompaniesUniversal Pictures, Working Title Films, Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, StudioCanal, Portobello Productions
  • Budget50,000,000$

Movie Overview

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".

Casts

Tom Sturridge

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Rhys Ifans

Bill Nighy

Emma Thompson

Nick Frost

Kenneth Branagh

January Jones

Gemma Arterton

Jack Davenport

Rhys Darby

Chris O'Dowd

Katherine Parkinson

Katie Lyons

Tom Wisdom

Will Adamsdale

Tom Brooke

Ralph Brown

Sinead Matthews

Talulah Riley

Michael Hadley

Charlie Rowe

Lucy Fleming

Ian Mercer

Francesca Longrigg

Poppy Delevingne

David Sterne

Olivia Llewellyn

Stephen Moore