Now we all know that Morrissey, though a beautiful lyricist with a poetic eloquence about his emotional musings, can veer into rather grumpy territory at times. With songs such as ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ – where the clue is in the title, it seemed apt to play a game of ‘Morrissey or Meldrew?” as we quizzed actor Jack Lowden and director Mark Gill, at the press junket for the biopic of The Smiths frontman, England is Mine.
Depicting the early years of Morrisey’s life, prior to him forming The Smiths with Johnny Marr, we read out quotes to both Lowden and Gill, some that came from the mouth of the Morrissey, and the others from One Foot in the Grave protagonist Victor Meldrew. And it was actually a bit harder than you may have thought – so see how they both faired in our video below:
The quiz we constructed came at the end of our interview – but be sure to check out the full videos too, as we discuss Dunkirk with Lowden, while Gill fills us in on his next exciting project.
Jack Lowden
Mark Gill
Synopsis
Talented teenage singer Steven Patrick Morrissey forms a band in Manchester, England, in the 1970s. Inspired by his mother and a young painter, Morrissey continues to pursue his dream of rock ‘n’ roll stardom.
England is Mine is released on August 4th.
