The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

105 mins | Documentary, Music | Feb. 1, 2002

Veteran BBC Radio DJ John Peel takes his first visit to Derry and discovers for himself the band that forged his favourite pop song 'Teenage Kicks'.The film, through the use of interviews and archive footage (of Derry and The Undertones), takes us back to 1975. To a time when it would have been normal, even expected, for five Derry teenagers to get together and have a riot. The Undertones got together, formed a band and created their own form of riot, bursting into a vigorous and joyous celibration of their own existence.

The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

105 mins | Documentary, Music | Feb. 1, 2002

The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Veteran BBC Radio DJ John Peel takes his first visit to Derry and discovers for himself the band that forged his favourite pop song 'Teenage Kicks'.The film, through the use of interviews and archive footage (of Derry and The Undertones), takes us back to 1975. To a time when it would have been normal, even expected, for five Derry teenagers to get together and have a riot. The Undertones got together, formed a band and created their own form of riot, bursting into a vigorous and joyous celibration of their own existence.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Perfect Cousin Productions
Original title The Story of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Directors Tommy Collins
Writers Tommy Collins, John Peel

Cast

John Peel

as Himself

Eamonn McCann

as Himself

Feargal Sharkey

as Himself