After a break of 15 years, Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford (pictured) of super-group Genesis, are back.
This intimate, behind-the-scenes documentary has extraordinary access to the musicians in the run-up to last year's European stadium tour. With the first show in Helsinki only eight months away, Tony, Phil and Mike get together in a rehearsal studio with the rest of the band to see if they can recapture the old magic.
With a £10m stage production and a huge, expectant fan base, the stakes are high. As the countdown begins, the preparations are dogged by technical problems and creative challenges, but there's a lot of merriment, too.
The camera follows the band through design meetings and rehearsals. Backstage and archive clips illustrate their reflections upon Genesis, past and present, their hopes and their frustrations. Phil, in particular, struggles to balance the demands of a musical career as a famous front man with his private life as a dedicated father.
The film is a fascinating insight into these professional, intelligent and likeable men whose lives combine the extraordinary and the everyday.
Preview courtesy of BBC
This programme is part of BBC Four's Return of Genesis Night. It's followed by When in Rome: Genesis in Concert, the finale of the band's 2007 tour.
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