Drowning by Numbers
7.1
“Three Women And A Coroner.”
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
24 people
Joan Plowright
Cissie Colpitts
Known for
101 Dalmatians
Dennis the Menace
Juliet Stevenson
Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
Known for
Secret Invasion
Atlantis
Joely Richardson
Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
Known for
The Gentlemen
The Tudors
Bernard Hill
Henry Madgett
Known for
Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Jason Edwards
Smut
Also in
Frankenstein: The College Years
T. J. Hooker
Bryan Pringle
Jake
Known for
Brazil
Haunted Honeymoon
Trevor Cooper
Hardy
Known for
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
David Morrissey
Bellamy
Known for
The Walking Dead
The Missing
John Rogan
Gregory
Known for
Doctor Sleep
Intermission
Paul Mooney
Teigan
Known for
Dance with a Stranger
Jane Gurnett
Nancy
Known for
Casualty
The Other Boleyn Girl
Kenny Ireland
Jonah Bognor
Known for
House of Cards
Benidorm
Peter Greenaway Director · Michael Nyman Composer Sacha Vierny Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $425K · Budget $1.5M · United States release April 26, 1991
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$424,773
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties
Production
Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer
Production
Allarts Production
Production
VPRO
Production
Film Four International
Production
Miramax
Studio
Netherlands · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 20, 1988
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · September 2, 1988
Theatrical
United States · April 26, 1991
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Canada
September 10, 1988 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 23, 1989 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
France
October 5, 1988 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 8, 1991 · Theatrical
Italy
December 22, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 22, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 10, 1988 · Theatrical
February 2, 1989 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
United Kingdom
April 26, 2015 · Physical · Blu-Ray
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