Movie · 77 min · 12 · doc, msc
A funny and often moving account of one of UK music's great lost treasures. Formed in 1974 by a group of school friends from Croydon, Johnny Moped were the band fronted by, and named after, the enigmatic Paul Halford aka Johnny Moped. By 1977 the group found themselves at the heart of the burgeoning punk scene in London and for a brief moment even looked like contenders. Despite being able to count both Chrissie Hynde and Captain Sensible as past members, success was not to come their way and Johnny Moped are now largely forgotten, punk rock's great lost band. Their story is however a fascinating one that, along with some of the era's most innovative music deserves to be heard.
Where to watch Basically, Johnny Moped
Available on 3 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #869 in Germany.
- Germany #869
Available languages
Audio: English
Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish
Chart history
Basically, Johnny Moped has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 1 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #40.
Cast
Paul Halford, Captain Sensible, Phil Burns, Dave Berk, Xerxes, Chrissie Hynde, Slimy Toad, Andy Czezowski, Don Letts, Shane MacGowan, Billy Childish, Shanne Bradley, Roger Armstrong, Tony Anderson, Kay Byatt, Brenda Halford
Crew
Fred Burns (director), Fred Burns (writer)