Hunting Venus is a British television comedy-drama starring Martin Clunes and Neil Morrisey as former members of a 1980s pop group. The one-off drama was broadcast on ITV on 31 March 1999, and was produced by Buffalo Pictures for Yorkshire Television.
The plot follows former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show. Jools Holland appears as himself, and also wrote the song "Starburst", The Venus Hunters' biggest hit.
A compilation album was released to accompany the drama featuring songs from the 1980s.
Created By | Martin Clunes | |
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Status | Ended | |
Original Name | Hunting Venus | |
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Episode Runtime | 1h 55min | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
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