Dead Head
Dead Head

Information

First Air DateJanuary 15, 1986
Last Air DateFebruary 5, 1986
Seasons1
Episodes4
Runtime50m
StatusEnded
NetworkBBC Two
5.3
3 votes
Popularity1

Dead Head

"4 PART BBC DRAMA BY HOWARD BRENTON"

Synopsis

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 address 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.

Cast & Crew

Creator

Howard Brenton

Featured Cast

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Eddie Cass

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Dana Cass

George Baker

George Baker

Eldridge

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Hugo Silver

Norman Beaton

Norman Beaton

Caractacus

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