2 February 1959. The Winter Dance party, Clear Lake, Iowa - another date on Buddy Holly's whistle-stop tour. Across the Atlantic, a schoolboy models his life on the rock 'n' roll star whose music and untimely death affected the lives of a generation.

Charlie Creed-Miles
Ivor

Tom Bell
Mr. Seaford-Warwick

Liz Smith
Gran

Valda Aviks
Marge

Paul Birchard
Tommy Allsup

William Brand
Ritchie Valens
Alister Cameron
Mr. Chesterton
Ray Charleson
Carroll
Bruce Clark
Forer
Nadia DeLemeny
Maria-Elena Holly
Eric Gilchrist
Saxophonist

Adam Henderson
Waylon Jennings
Cliff Kelly
Truckle

Bradley Lavelle
Big Bopper
Michael Morris
Reporter