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The Black and Blue Lamp

The Black and Blue Lamp

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Drama   Comedy   TV Movie
📜 Overview: Satirical and surreal play by Arthur Ellis, dealing with the manner in which the British police force has been represented on TV for four decades. In 1949 Tom Riley is arrested for the murder of PC George Dixon. As he awaits interrogation at the station he is mysteriously transported into an episode of The Filth - a 1988 police series where the hard men rule, where he is told by the local CID that he'll be confessing to the murder or else his genitals are getting cut off ! This black comedy questions whether the police have changed or is it the way film and television present them.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1988-09-07
⌚ Running Time: 59 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Kenneth Cranham original image
Supt. Cherry
Kenneth Cranham
Karl Johnson original image
PC "Taffy" Hughes
Karl Johnson
Sean Chapman original image
Tom Riley
Sean Chapman
John Woodvine original image
Supt. Hammond
John Woodvine
Ralph Brown original image
Insp. Drury
Ralph Brown
Nick Stringer original image
Sgt. Brooks
Nick Stringer
Ian Brimble original image
PC Totley
Ian Brimble
Peter Lovstrom original image
PC Sneed
Peter Lovstrom
Barry Woolgar original image
Insp. Rogers
Barry Woolgar
Garrick Hagon original image
Police Surgeon
Garrick Hagon
Anthony Smee original image
Mr Bromley Junior
Anthony Smee
Paddy Ryan original image
Mr Bromley Senior
Paddy Ryan
Jonathan Chater original image
Fat Boy
Jonathan Chater
Kathy Burke original image
Voiceover
Kathy Burke
Christopher Driscoll original image
Voiceover
Christopher Driscoll

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