Frankie and Johnnie
6.8
When two teenagers commit suicide the police and the press assume the motive to be some kind of love pact. But Allan Blakeston, a local reporter, has too many unanswered questions. As he digs deeper into the case, he learns why the kids really died and his knowledge puts his own life at risk.
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Hywel Bennett
Allan Blakeston
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Neverwhere
Diana Hardcastle
Judith Walters
Known for
The Boy
The Kennedys
Tony Doyle
Hank
Known for
Damage
Circle of Friends
Norman Jones
Mr. Walters
Known for
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
T.R. Bowen
Richard Jayston, M.P.
Known for
Edge of Darkness
I Hired a Contract Killer
Richard Simpson
Peter Harper
Known for
Nuns on the Run
Ken Bones
Detective Inspector Mercer
Known for
A Discovery of Witches
Medici: Masters of Florence
Madoc Threipland
Adam Blakeston
Also in
Flying in the Branches
Samuel West
Johnnie Mallett
Known for
Slow Horses
Darkest Hour
Tamara Steele
Frankie Walters
Also in
Me & My Girl
BBC Play of the Month
Sam Kelly
Lomax
Known for
'Allo 'Allo!
Porridge
Roger Hume
Newsagent
Known for
A Fish Called Wanda
Fawlty Towers
Martin Campbell Director · Paula Milne Writer Harry South Composer
First release February 2, 1986 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 2, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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