“Has the shocking truth about Henry Wilt been inflated?”
Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an inflatable doll and makes a complete fool of himself. Eventually, he dumps the doll in a hole at a building site. However, he has been witnessed getting rid of the doll and when his wife disappears on the night after the party, the police and Inspector Flint have strong suspicions on Mr Wilt.
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Cast
45 people
Mel Smith
Inspector Flint
Known for
The Princess Bride
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Griff Rhys Jones
Henry Wilt
Known for
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Young Ones
Alison Steadman
Eva
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Roger Lloyd Pack
Dr Pittman
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Diana Quick
Sally
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Jeremy Clyde
Hugh
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Roger Allam
Dave
Known for
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David Ryall
Rev. Froude
Known for
City of Ember
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Dermot Crowley
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Known for
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John Normington
Treadaway
Known for
Atonement
David Copperfield
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Charles Lawson
Cranham
Known for
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Michael Tuchner Director · David Renwick Screenplay Andrew Marshall Screenplay
Worldwide gross $74K · United States release January 1, 1990 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$74,483
Production
Talkback
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
LWT
Production
Picture Partnership
Production
London Weekend Television (LWT)
Production
TalkBack Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 12, 1989
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1990
Theatrical
Germany
May 10, 1990 · Theatrical
April 8, 2000 · Physical · One World Entertainment DVD
July 19, 2004 · Physical · Power Station DVD
January 2, 2005 · Physical · KSM DVD
March 16, 2005 · Physical · CinePlus DVD
August 1, 2005 · Physical · Carol Media DVD
January 5, 2006 · Physical · AmCo DVD
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