CinemaOSSeries · 1986 · 1 Season

Dead Head

4 PART BBC DRAMA BY HOWARD BRENTON

58%(6)IMDbDrama

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, 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.

Created byHoward Brenton

Play
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
January 15, 1986
Last aired
February 5, 1986
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Network
BBC Two

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Eddie Cass

George Baker

George Baker

Eldridge

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Hugo Silver

Creative team
Created by
Howard Brenton
Produced by
Robin Midgley

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