London based petty crook, Eddie Cass (Denis Lawson) 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 (George Baker) and his heavies who inform Eddie that he has been framed for the murder. The hatbox belonged to his ex-wife and his fingerprints are all over it. Eddie panics and goes off the rails - boozing and sleeping rough. Eventually... he ends up at his ex-wife Dana's house, played by Lindsay Duncan. Whilst he sleeps there, his former partner informs on him, and Eddie once again has to go on the run. The next morning the newspaper headlines reveal the discovery of the gruesome hatbox. Eddie's own private atom bomb has gone off... Written in 50-minute episodes by playwright Howard Brenton and directed by Rob Walker the series has a top-notch cast including Denis Lawson (Bleak House, Holby City, Perfect Sense) as Eddie Cass, Don Henderson, George Baker (The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Hopscotch), Simon Callow (Amadeus, Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Lindsay Duncan. (Rome, Under the Tuscan Sun) Special Features: Commentary on Episode 1 and 2 with Writer Howard Brenton. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play London based petty crook Eddie Cass (Denis Lawson) 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&39;s severed head in a hatbox He panics and dumps it in the River Thames Returning home Cass is kidnapped by the mysterious Eldridge (George Baker) and his heavies who inform Eddie that he has been framed for the murder The hatbox belonged to his ex-wife and his fingerprints are all over it Eddie panics and goes off the rails - boozing and sleeping rough Eventually he ends up at his ex-wife Dana&39;s house played by Lindsay Duncan Whilst he sleeps there his former partner informs on him and Eddie once again has to go on the run The next morning the newspaper headlines reveal the discovery of the gruesome hatbox Eddie&39;s own private atom bomb has gone off Written in 50-minute episodes by playwright Howard Brenton and directed by Rob Walker the series has a top-notch cast including Denis Lawson (Bleak House Holby City Perfect Sense) as Eddie Cass Don Henderson George Baker (The Spy Who Loved Me On Her Majesty&39;s Secret Service Hopscotch) Simon Callow (Amadeus Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Lindsay Duncan (Rome Under the Tuscan Sun) Actors Denis Lawson Lindsay Duncan George Baker & Simon Callow Director Rob Walker Certificate 15 years and over Year 1986 Screen 1331 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 3 hours and 11 minutes (approx)
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