The Glenn Miller Story, starring singer Tommy Steele Sir Thomas Hicks, known professionally as Tommy Steele, is widely considered to be Britain’s first rock and roll star. Having been discovered at the 2i’s Coffee Bar in Soho, he shot to stardom with a string of singles including ‘Rock with the Caveman’ and ‘Singing the Blues’.
In a surprisingly class-conscious stage adaptation of the HG Wells-inspired musical from the Downton Abbey creator on Sky, Charlie Stemp radiates kindly innocence