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Drowning by Numbers (1988)

Three Women And A Coroner.

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Overview

Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.

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Cast

  • Joan Plowright Joan Plowright Cissie Colpitts
  • Juliet Stevenson Juliet Stevenson Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
  • Joely Richardson Joely Richardson Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
  • Bernard Hill Bernard Hill Henry Madgett
  • Jason Edwards Smut
  • Bryan Pringle Bryan Pringle Jake
  • Trevor Cooper Trevor Cooper Hardy
  • David Morrissey David Morrissey Bellamy
  • John Rogan John Rogan Gregory
  • Paul Mooney Teigan
  • Jane Gurnett Jane Gurnett Nancy
  • Kenny Ireland Kenny Ireland Jonah Bognor
  • Michael Percival Michael Percival Moses Bognor
  • Joanna Dickens Mrs. Hardy
  • Janine Duvitski Janine Duvitski Marina Bellamy
  • Michael Fitzgerald Michael Fitzgerald Mr. 70 Van Dyke
  • Edward Tudor-Pole Edward Tudor-Pole Mr. 71 Van Dyke
  • Natalie Morse The Skipping Girl