It’s the late 1980s, and a sinister organisation is patrolling the streets in pursuit of fashion defectives in this short kids’ series from Granada TV. Their mission is to declare war on subversives.
“Detrendifiers” are ruthless stormtroopers who are determined to clean up the streets of illegal modes and outlawed fashion.
This is the reality of life under the National Cool Board, led by the villainous Cashman (Roger Daltrey from The Who).
Dr Benjamin Barnard Walters (Freddie Jones) is the Board’s eccentric scientist who is intent on discovering the formula for “cool particles”, while a mole called Henry Wellington (David Keys) keeps Cashman informed on the subversives’ movements and activities.
“The Frontiers of Style” (FOS) – led by Jacob “Gaf” Smith (Robert McKewley) and ‘The Mighty Gobbo’ (Tristan Maguire) are teenage freedom fighters for fashion liberation.
They pout, preen, posture and pose their way to stardom in outlandish 1980s fashions.
The three-part Granada Television series was adapted from a novel by Philip Pullman.
Cashman
Roger Daltrey Dr Benjamin Barnard Walters
Freddie Jones Alex
Perry Fenwick Detrendifiers
Ian Aspinall
Helen Martin
Peter Richey Jacob “Gaf” Smith
Robert McKewley Nings
Russell Lee Gobbo
Tristan Maguire Mr Staines
Alan David Whizz
William Ilkley Sarah/Sylvianne
Sandra Gough Louise Smith
Sonya May Deirdre
Julie Foy Henry Wellington
David Keyes PK
Jason Nardone Julie
Tricia Penrose Amy
Barbara Sinclair Larrie Larkin
Gary Glitter Celebrity
Julie Goodyear Mrs Blanchard
Christine Cox Gloria
Eve Ferret Director
John Godber Winston
Dizzi Heights Laurie
Chris Larner Jacob’s mother
Cynthia Powell
Episodes
The Rule of Cool | The Frontiers of Style | The Vortex
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This is the reality of life under the National Cool Board, led by the villainous Cashman (Roger Daltrey from The Who).
