''Brothers of the Head'' is a 2005

mockumentary A mockumentary (a blend of ''mock'' and ''documentary''), fake documentary or docu-comedy is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on c ...

featuring the story of Tom and Barry Howe (

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and

Luke Treadaway Luke Antony Newman Treadaway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is a British actor and singer. He won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Chris ...

respectively),

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living in the

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. It was based on the 1977 novel of the same name by

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writer

Brian Aldiss Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist, and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for o ...

Tony Grisoni Tony Grisoni (born 28 October 1952) is a British screenwriter. He lives in London. His first feature film, '' Queen of Hearts'', directed by Jon Amiel, won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Festival du Film de Paris. Life and career He has co-written s ...

started working on the screenplay in 1984. He met the directors when they were filming ''

Lost in La Mancha ''Lost in La Mancha'' is a 2002 documentary film about Terry Gilliam's first attempt to make ''The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'', a film adaptation of the 1605/1615 novel ''Don Quixote'' by Miguel de Cervantes. The documentary was shot in 2000 d ...

'' about the making of ''

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''.

Plot

In the early 1970s, the twins are essentially purchased by a sleazy talent manager with plans to turn them into rock stars. The brothers form a punk rock band called the Bang Bang. As the band's success grows, a

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, Laura (

Tania Emery Tania Merle Emery (born 26 June 1976 in Windsor, Berkshire) is a British actress known for her television role as DC Kate Spears in the ITV police drama ''The Bill''. Before joining ''The Bill'' in 2000, she filmed a trilogy of films about Lon ...

), follows the band writing an article. A romantic relationship develops between Laura and Tom causing friction between the two brothers.

Cast

as Barry Howe * Harry Treadaway as Tom Howe * Sean Harris as Nick Sidney *

Bryan Dick Bryan Dick (born 1 February 1978Birthdayday (from Twitter)) is an English TV, stage and film actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Ernie Wise in the BBC's BAFTA-winning biopic of Morecambe and Wise, ''Eric and Ernie''. Career Aged 11 ...

as Paul Day *

as Laura Ashwood * Jonathan Pryce as Henry Couling *

Jane Horrocks Barbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is a British actress. She portrayed the roles of Bubble and Katy Grin in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous''. She was nominated for the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the title role in th ...

as Roberta Howe *Howard Attfield as Zak Bedderwick *

Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptation ...

as himself * James Greene as

*Luke Wagner as Young Zak

External links

''Brothers of the Head''
on Brian Aldiss's official site * * 2005 films British mockumentary films 2005 comedy-drama films British independent films British comedy-drama films Film4 Productions films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub