Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers

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Drowning by Numbers

"Three Women And A Coroner."

1988

1h 59m

7.0(185 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Overview

Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.

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Production Companies

Film4 Productions

VPRO

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Joan Plowright

Cissie Colpitts 1

Joan Plowright

Acting

Juliet Stevenson

Cissie Colpitts 2

Juliet Stevenson

Acting

Joely Richardson

Cissie Colpitts 3

Joely Richardson

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Bernard Hill

Madgett

Bernard Hill

Acting

Jason Edwards

Smut

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Acting

Bryan Pringle

Jake

Bryan Pringle

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Trevor Cooper

Hardy

Trevor Cooper

Acting

David Morrissey

Bellamy

David Morrissey

Acting

John Rogan

Gregory

John Rogan

Acting

Paul Mooney

Teigan

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Acting

Jane Gurnett

Nancy

Jane Gurnett

Acting

Kenny Ireland

Jonah Bognor

Kenny Ireland

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Michael Percival

Moses Bognor

Michael Percival

Acting

Joanna Dickens

Mrs. Hardy

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Janine Duvitski

Marina Bellamy

Janine Duvitski

Acting

Michael Fitzgerald

Mr. 70 Van Dyke

Michael Fitzgerald

Acting

Edward Tudor-Pole

Mr. 71 Van Dyke

Edward Tudor-Pole

Acting

Natalie Morse

The Skipping Girl

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Acting

Arthur Spreckley

Sid the Gravedigger

No Image

Acting

Ian Talbot

The Police Detective

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Acting

Roderic Leigh

The Policeman

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Acting

Vanni Corbellini

The Hare

Vanni Corbellini

Acting

Jose Berg

Skipping Girl's Mother

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Production

Peter Jaques

Priest (uncredited)

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