Dead Head | |
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Created by | Howard Brenton |
Directed by | Rob Walker |
Starring | Denis Lawson Lindsay Duncan George Baker Simon Callow Leonie Mellinger |
Composer | Richard Hartley |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Producer | Robin Midgley |
Running time | 50 Minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC2 |
Release | 15 January 5 February 1986 | –
Dead Head is a four-part crime thriller scripted by Howard Brenton.[1] It juxtaposed 1940s film noir style and costumes with contemporary London settings. It was directed by Rob Walker.[2]
Plot
[edit]Petty criminal Eddy Cass (Lawson) receives a mysterious box that proves to contain the head of a young woman. This involves Cass in a conspiracy by the British security services to frame him for the crimes of a sadistic serial murderer of prostitutes.
Critical reception
[edit]The Times called it an "intriguing tale," though "neither a pleasant thriller to watch nor to contemplate"; while The Guardian thought it had "lashings of panache and style"; and writing in 1996, the Evening Standard called it the "only British series that came close to Twin Peaks jocular malice."[3]
Home media
[edit]The series was released on DVD in the UK on 15 April 2013.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dead Head". 15 January 1986. p. 59 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Anything for England (1986)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019.
- ^ Burton, Alan (31 January 2018). Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press. ISBN 9781622732906 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Dead Head". 15 April 2013 – via Amazon.
External links
[edit]- Dead Head at IMDb
- Details of episodes Action TV Online - Dead Head episode guide Action TV episode guide
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