Dead Head is a four-part crime thriller scripted by Howard Brenton.[1] It juxtaposed 1940s film noir style and costumes with contemporary London settings. It was directed by Rob Walker.[2]
Plot
Petty criminal Eddy Cass (Lawson) receives a mysterious box that proves to contain the head of a young woman. This involves Cass in a conspiracy by the British security services to frame him for the crimes of a sadistic serial murderer of prostitutes.
Critical reception
The Times called it an "intriguing tale," though "neither a pleasant thriller to watch nor to contemplate"; while The Guardian thought it had "lashings of panache and style"; and writing in 1996, the Evening Standard called it the "only British series that came close to Twin Peaks jocular malice."[3]
Home media
The series was released on DVD in the UK on 15 April 2013.[4]
References
- ^ "Dead Head". 15 January 1986. p. 59 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Anything for England (1986)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019.
- ^ Burton, Alan (31 January 2018). Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press. ISBN 9781622732906 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Dead Head". 15 April 2013 – via Amazon.
External links
- Dead Head at IMDb
- Details of episodes Action TV Online - Dead Head episode guide Action TV episode guide
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