Dead Head (1986): Cast
Dead Head is a 1986 drama directed by Rob Walker, starring Denis Lawson as Eddie Cass, Lindsay Duncan and George Baker. It runs 3 hours 20 minutes.
- Runtime
- 3h 20m (200 min)
- Director
- Rob Walker
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- BBC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dead Head About?
The premise of Dead Head without spoilers.
BBC drama by Howard Brenton follows London petty criminal Eddie Cass, who agrees to transport a package across the city. When the drop‑off address doesn’t answer, he opens it, finds a woman’s severed head in a hatbox, panics and discards it in the River Thames. Home, Eddie is seized by Eldridge and his thugs, who say he’s been framed for the murder.
Dead Head Themes & Keywords
· 3 tags- female nudity
- tv mini series
- secret government organisation
Dead Head Cast & Characters
Denis Lawson leads the cast as Eddie Cass, with Lindsay Duncan as Dana Cass and George Baker as Eldridge. Directed by Rob Walker; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Rob Walker
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Denis Lawson as Eddie Cass -
Lindsay Duncan as Dana Cass - George Baker as Eldridge
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Simon Callow as Hugo Silver
Also Starring in Dead Head
· 10 more- Ernest Clark The Man
- Don Henderson Detective Inspector Malcolm
- Norman Beaton Caractacus
- Winston Crooke Clyde
- James Warwick Lord Clive Ludlow
- Leonie Mellinger Angela
- Larrington Walker Stoker
- Tacy Kneale Sandra
- Ellen Sheean Mrs Epworth
- Susannah Bunyan Jill
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Dead Head FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Dead Head, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dead Head?
Dead Head runs 3 hours 20 minutes (200 minutes).
Who directed Dead Head?
Dead Head was directed by Rob Walker.
More films by Rob Walker Who is in the cast of Dead Head?
Dead Head stars Denis Lawson as Eddie Cass, Lindsay Duncan as Dana Cass and George Baker as Eldridge, among 14 credited actors.
Does Dead Head have a post-credit scene?
No. Dead Head has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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