Quadrophenia role almost went to John Lydon

Phil Daniels has revealed he was almost beaten to his iconic role in Quadrophenia by Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon.

Talking to Xfm's Dave Berry about his role in the legendary Who-inspired movie, Daniels revealed that three others were screen-tested for the role, one of whom was Lydon.

"I did a film called Zulu Dawn and in Bob Hoskins' mud hut there was a telephone. I got a call for an audition and came back to London from Africa. There were three of us that did a screen test and I got the part in the end.

"I know Johnny Rotten was one of them. He could have been Jimmy in Quadrophenia! I think they maybe couldn't insure him. That was one of the stories. It would have been a bit of a different film".