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Dead Head

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.

1986 |1 Season  | 50m |  Drama

Cast

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Denis Lawson

Eddie Cass

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Lindsay Duncan

Dana Cass

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George Baker

Eldridge

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Simon Callow

Hugo Silver

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Norman Beaton

Caractacus

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James Warwick

Lord Clive Ludlow

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Don Henderson

Detective Inspector Malcolm

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Larrington Walker

Stoker

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Leonie Mellinger

Angela

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Ernest Clark

The Man

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Creator

Howard Brenton

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

BBC Two