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]
| 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 |
Plot
editPetty 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
editThe 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
editThe 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