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Screen Two: Midnight Movie

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on BBC Two England

The last feature film written and produced by Dennis Potter , who died in June this year.
Starring Jim Carter, Louise Germaine, Brian Dennehy
Henry, a quiet bachelor, is drawn to Amber by a powerful sexual attraction. He is invited to a dinner party after which the guests watch the midnight movie on television. Amber's mother stars in the movie, which stirs many passionate, long forgotten memories in Henry. Midnight Movie is a tribute to the emotional power of memory and also a celebration of the art of cinema.
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Contributors

Written and produced by:
Dennis Potter
Executive Producer:
Ruth Caleb
Executive Producer:
Mark Shivas
Director:
Renny Rye
Henry Harris:
Jim Carter
Amber Boyce/Mandy Mason:
Louise Germaine
James Boyce:
Brian Dennehy
Bob Maclean:
Colin Salmon
Bertie:
Steven MacKintosh
Mrs Morrey:
Anna Cropper
Vic:
David Curtiz
Anne Maclean:
Lucinda Ann Galloway
Policeman:
Gerard Horan
Inspector:
Anthony Pedley
Sergeant:
Michael Gardiner
Doctor:
Michael Poole
Cabbie:
Robert Putt
Old lady:
Georgine Anderson
Old man:
John Cater
Bertie's girlfriend:
Melanie Ramsey
Johnny:
Stephen Greif
Detective:
Geoffrey Larder
Barney:
Mark Frost
Child:
Kelly Moorhouse
Child:
Amelia Whiston-Dew
Child:
Joshu O'Brien
Child:
Pietra Pittman
Source: Radio Times

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