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The Summer of Rave, 1989

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Duration60 min.
LanguageN/A
StatusReleased
Release DateJan 1, 2006

Overview

In the final days of the yuppie decade, the summer of ’89 saw a new type of youth rebellion rip through the cultural landscape, with thousands of young people dancing at illegal Acid House parties in fields and aircraft hangars around the M25. Set against the backdrop of ten years of Thatcherism, it was a benign form of revolution, dubbed the Second Summer of Love – all the ravers wanted was the freedom to party… The rave scene, along with the drug Ecstasy, broke down social barriers and even football hooligans were ‘loved up’, solving a problem the government had never managed to crack. But lurid tabloid headlines and cat-and-mouse games with the police eventually turned the dream sour, as the gangster element moved in at the end of the summer.

Genres

  • Music
  • Documentary

Casts

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Narrator

Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson

Self

Jason Donovan

Jason Donovan

Self

Douglas Hurd

Douglas Hurd

Self

Meredith Etherington-Smith

Meredith Etherington-Smith

Self

Kelvin MacKenzie

Kelvin MacKenzie

Self

Matthew Parris

Matthew Parris

Self

Sheryl Garratt

Self

Dave Haslam

Self

Fabio

Self

Helen Mead

Self

Lisa Loud

Self

Tintin Chambers

Self

Bernard Ingham

Bernard Ingham

Self

Pete Waterman

Pete Waterman

Self

Sonia

Sonia

Self

Mary Calderwood

Self

Alexis Petridis

Self

Mark 'Bez' Berry

Mark 'Bez' Berry

Self

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield

Self

Cass Pennant

Self

Jeremy Taylor

Self

Paul Staines

Self

Charlie Colston-Hayter

Self

Ken Tappenden

Self

Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

Self