s ▁crash ing ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁arrest ing ▁both ▁bands . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁cell ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁police ▁station , ▁Paul ▁is ▁properly ▁introduced ▁to ▁Sto ker . ▁So on ▁after ▁their ▁release , ▁he ▁vis its ▁him ▁at ▁his ▁market ▁job ▁to ▁offer ▁him ▁Daniel s ' ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁band . ▁Sto ker ▁agre es ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁part , ▁with ▁the ▁Und ert akers ▁having ▁dis band ed . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Barry ▁approaches ▁his ▁friend ▁Russell ▁( An th ony ▁Allen ), ▁who ▁agre es ▁to ▁his ▁offer ▁of ▁becoming ▁their ▁road ie . ▁The ▁newly - formed ▁band ▁soon ▁play ▁their ▁first ▁performance ▁at ▁a ▁small ▁club , ▁which ▁is ▁seen ▁by ▁both ▁Hard ing ▁and ▁a ▁talent ▁sc out ▁Tony ▁Dev lin ▁( K enn eth ▁Col ley ). ▁After ▁the ▁show , ▁an ▁argument ▁develop s ▁between ▁Hard ing ▁and ▁Sto ker , ▁resulting ▁in ▁Hard ing ▁dro pping ▁them ▁from ▁his ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁Sto ker ▁receives ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Dev lin , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁London - based ▁ag ency ▁run ▁by ▁Robert ▁Se ym our ▁( Tom ▁Cont i ). ▁Of fer ing ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁band , ▁they ▁travel ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁meet ▁Se ym our ▁and ▁agree ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁his ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁Now ▁named ▁" Fl ame ", ▁the ▁band ▁release ▁their ▁first ▁record , ▁which ▁quickly ▁becomes ▁a ▁hit . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁promotion , ▁they ▁arrive ▁by