Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.
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Cast
36 people
Sean McKee
Danny
Known for
London Spy
Emma Bird
Paula
Known for
Casualty
Pete Postlethwaite
Paula's Father
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Inception
Anna Keaveney
Council Leader
Known for
The 51st State
Vera Drake
John Bennett
Chief Constable
Known for
Watership Down
Bridge of Dragons
Paul Barber
Drugs Counsellor
Known for
Going Postal
The Full Monty
Gary Mavers
John
Known for
A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day
Jake Abraham
Greg
Known for
The 51st State
The Responder
Andrew Naylor
Degsy
Also in
Dancin' Thru the Dark
Cinderella: Frozen in Time
Philip Foster
Rollo
Also in
Business as Usual
John Shackley
Stew
Also in
The Tripods
Billy's Christmas Angels
Stephen Walters
Viaduct Boy
Known for
Outlander
Dracula
Gillies MacKinnon Director · Jimmy McGovern Writer Barry McCann Cinematographer
First release September 12, 1990 · Produced in United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 12, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
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