The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs (2024)

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.

Cast (23)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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Cathal Coughlan

Self

S

Sean O'Hagan

Self

J

John Fell

Self

T

Tom Fenner

Self

Aidan Gillen

Self

E

Elvera Butler

Self

G

Garreth Ryan

Self

J

Jacknife Lee

Self

A

Andrew Mueller

Self

R

Richard Boon

Self

P

Padraig Collins

Self

J

Jamie Lane

Self

R

Ronnie Gurr

Self

L

Lenny Kaye

Self

N

Nick Allum

Self

G

Grimmo O'Gruama

Self

G

Gary Sheehan

Self

Billy Connolly

Self (archive footage)

John Peel

Self (archive footage)

M

Muriel Gray

Self (archive footage)

À

Àngel Casas

Self (archive footage)

Tom O'Connor

Self (archive footage)

D

David Hepworth

Self (archive footage)

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