Starring
Denis LawsonLindsay DuncanGeorge BakerSimon CallowNorman BeatonSusannah Bunyan
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London based petty crook Eddie Cass agrees to pick up a package and courier it across the capital. When nobody answers the door at the drop-off, Eddie opens the package and finds a woman’s severed head in a hatbox. He panics and dumps it in the River Thames. Returning home, Cass is kidnapped by the mysterious Eldridge and his heavies who inform Eddie that he has been framed for the murder.
"4 PART BBC DRAMA BY HOWARD BRENTON"
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Miniseries1986
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London based petty crook Eddie Cass agrees to pick up a package and courier it across the capital. When nobody answers the door at the drop-off, Eddie opens the package and finds a woman’s severed head in a hatbox. He panics and dumps it in the River Thames. Returning home, Cass is kidnapped by the mysterious Eldridge and his heavies who inform Eddie that he has been framed for the murder.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Why Me? | — | — | 47 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Anything for England | — | — | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The War Room | — | — | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Patriot | — | — | 47 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Denis Lawson Eddie Cass
Lindsay Duncan Dana Cass
George Baker Eldridge
Simon Callow Hugo Silver
Norman Beaton Caractacus
Susannah Bunyan Jill
Larrington Walker Stoker
Winston Crooke Clyde
Leonie Mellinger Angela
Tacy Kneale Sandra
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