elle , ▁Col in ▁Bl unst one , ▁Susan ▁Hans on , ▁Barry ▁Blue , ▁M ud , ▁Bill ▁O dd ie , ▁Ar rows , ▁Su zi ▁Qu atro ▁and ▁Pil ot . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Upon ▁release , ▁S ounds ▁said : ▁" S lade ▁play ▁themselves ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁they ▁usually ▁do , ▁and ▁in ▁N od dy ▁H older ▁in ▁particular , ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁natural ▁scene - ste aler . ▁Fl ame ▁is ▁basically ▁the ▁same ▁old ▁story , ▁told ▁more ▁accur ately ▁and ▁w itting ly . ▁Un like ▁St ard ust , ▁it ▁has ▁strong ▁music ▁and ▁stage ▁image ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁it ▁all , ▁prov ing ▁that ▁S lade ▁haven ' t ▁lost ▁their ▁touch , ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁sh ines ▁through ." ▁Disc ▁commented : ▁" I ▁found ▁the ▁film ▁interesting , ▁purely ▁to ▁judge ▁S lade ' s ▁acting ▁tal ents . ▁N od dy ▁came ▁out ▁best . ▁He ▁obviously ▁found ▁the ▁whole ▁thing ▁a ▁cin ch , ▁and ▁was ▁surprising ly ▁natural . ▁Don ▁was ▁good ▁too . ▁Jim ▁was ▁runner - up , ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁fair ▁performance . ▁A ▁film ▁that ▁S lade ▁fans ▁can ' t ▁miss , ▁a ▁film ▁that ▁will ▁make ▁very ▁interesting ▁view ing ▁if ▁you ▁like ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁scenes ▁that ▁go ▁behind ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁a ▁pop ▁star . ▁Judge ▁for ▁yourself !" ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁broadcast ▁on ▁British ▁TV ▁in ▁December ▁ 1