The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
1h 29m·Music, Documentary
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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| CCathal CoughlanSelf | Self |
| SSean O'HaganSelf | Self |
| JJohn FellSelf | Self |
| TTom FennerSelf | Self |
 Aidan GillenSelf | Self |
| EElvera ButlerSelf | Self |
| GGarreth RyanSelf | Self |
| JJacknife LeeSelf | Self |
| AAndrew MuellerSelf | Self |
| RRichard BoonSelf | Self |
| PPadraig CollinsSelf | Self |
| JJamie LaneSelf | Self |
| RRonnie GurrSelf | Self |
| LLenny KayeSelf | Self |
| NNick AllumSelf | Self |
| GGrimmo O'GruamaSelf | Self |
| GGary SheehanSelf | Self |
 Billy ConnollySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 John PeelSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMuriel GraySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| ÀÀngel CasasSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Tom O'ConnorSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| DDavid HepworthSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |