Starmaker

Synopsis

In Granada TV’s 1974’s Starmaker, head Kink Ray Davies proved once again that he’s not like everybody else, producing a rock opera for television that tells the story of an insufferable, vain, egotistical rock star (played by Davies, naturally) who switches places with an “ordinary person” named Norman, working in Norman’s crappy job and living Norman’s crappy life to find inspiration for his next album. (Well, it’s a little more complicated than that…) Davies’ play reveled in breaking the fourth wall: cameras and microphones are visible throughout and the play’s author/star himself even ends up a member of the audience. Starmaker was a dry run for the themes of the Kinks’ 1975 album, The Kinks Present a Soap Opera.

Main Cast

Ray Davies

Star

Age : 80 | Popularity : 10%

June Ritchie

Wife

Age : 86 | Popularity : 18%

Dave Davies

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Anne Chapman

Dancer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Richard Gough

Dancer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Chris Hennen

Dancer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Peter Plummer
Writing	Writer	Ray Davies
Production	Producer	Dennis Woolf
Department	Role	Name

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