The Summer of Rave, 1989 (2006)

Genre : Music, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Anna Davies

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Sheryl Garratt
Self
Dave Haslam
Dave Haslam
Self
Fabio
Fabio
Self
Helen Mead
Helen Mead
Self
Lisa Loud
Lisa Loud
Self
Tintin Chambers
Tintin Chambers
Self
Bernard Ingham
Bernard Ingham
Self
Pete Waterman
Pete Waterman
Self
Sonia
Sonia
Self
Mary Calderwood
Mary Calderwood
Self
Alexis Petridis
Alexis Petridis
Self
Mark 'Bez' Berry
Mark 'Bez' Berry
Self
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield
Self
Cass Pennant
Cass Pennant
Self
Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor
Self
Paul Staines
Paul Staines
Self
Charlie Colston-Hayter
Charlie Colston-Hayter
Self
Ken Tappenden
Ken Tappenden
Self
Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo
Self

Crews

Anna Davies
Anna Davies
Director

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