The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London…
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- John HardwickDirector
- Jonny OwenWriter
- Tristin NorwellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Martin FreemanDon
- Vicky McClureShell
- Kumud PantPub guest
- Michael SochaTommy
- Maxine PeakeAngie
- Michael SmileyIrish Pierre
- Morwenna BanksFrancine Hardy
- Matt BerryJeremy Braines
- Jonny OwenDixie
- Brian HibbardDixie's Dad
- Roger EvansHorsey
- Alan McGeeHimself