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Student's Ian Drury film role

Jan 31 2010 by Nicola Juncar, Sunday Sun

A NORTH student landed a role on the big screen in the hit film based on the life of musician Ian Dury.

Marc Lambert-Clarke

Marc Lambert-Clarke appears as a punk drummer in the biopic, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, though he was only meant to have a starring role behind the camera.

The 24-year-old of Colburn, North Yorkshire, completed filming while studying towards a television production degree at Teesside University.

Marc landed his part in the film - which stars Andy Serkis as Dury - after attending a film event and striking up a conversation with producer and director Justin Edgar, who also made the award-winning film Special People.

That meeting led to Marc being invited on set to shadow the filmmakers, resulting in Marc appearing in the film and the credits for roles both on and off the screen. He said: “My official role was to shadow director of photography Chris Ross, but I ended up in the film because during a break in scene takes, I decided to try my hand at drumming.

“The next thing I knew I was asked if I would mind playing the drums again, but while the camera was rolling.”

During the film, Marc features as a drummer at a party at Dury’s house.

He also shot footage which was used in the film of Serkis performing Dury’s 1981 single Spasticus Autisticus, which was banned by the BBC.

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