The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs (2024)
1h 29m
Running Time
March 15, 2024Release Date

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs (2024)
1h 29m
Running Time
March 15, 2024Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
In 1980, two Cork outsiders, Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan, met at a New Year's Eve party. Bonding over music, a friendship and songwriting partnership was ignited; the band they formed, Microdisney, was one of the best bands of the 1980s that you’ve probably never heard. Mixing Sean’s stunning melodic arrangements with Cathal’s poetic, angry lyrics, they recorded three brilliant LPs, gained critical adulation and an obsessive cult following. But a hit single eluded them, as did radio play and LP sales. By 1988, frustrated by their lack of progress, the band crashed and burned, leaving a trail of acrimony and broken friendships.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.

Cathal Coughlan
Self

Sean O'Hagan
Self

John Fell
Self

Tom Fenner
Self

Aidan Gillen
Self

Elvera Butler
Self

Garreth Ryan
Self

Garret "Jacknife" Lee
Self

Andrew Mueller
Self

Richard Boon
Self

Padraig Collins
Self

Jamie Lane
Self

Ronnie Gurr
Self

Lenny Kaye
Self

Nick Allum
Self

Grimmo O'Gruama
Self

Gary Sheehan
Self

Billy Connolly
Self (archive footage)

John Peel
Self (archive footage)

Muriel Gray
Self (archive footage)

Àngel Casas
Self (archive footage)

Tom O'Connor
Self (archive footage)

David Hepworth
Self (archive footage)

Cath Longbottom
Camera Operator

Niall O'Byrne
Camera Operator

John Kennedy
Camera Operator

Anthony Wood
Camera Operator

Winston Whitter
Camera Operator

Adam Vardy
Camera Operator

Rik Elliott
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rob Thompson
Sound Mix Technician

Rajat Rana
Colorist

Wayne Dalton
Online Editor

Nick Roulstone
Editor

Ella Tayler Baron
Production Controller

Andy Neill
Archival Footage Coordinator

Hannah Kemp
Legal Services

John Cullen
Legal Services

Jonathan Rothery
Executive Producer
