Neglected by her family, kept apart from her grandchildren, desperately short of money, Bea begins to gamble - at first for small stakes, but ultimately for the highest stake of all: revenge for the past.
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Cast
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Joan Hickson
Bea
Known for
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Clockwise
Vivian Pickles
Esther
Known for
Harold and Maude
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Lynn Farleigh
Helen
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
Sherlock
Michael N. Harbour
Edward
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Bluebell
Gay Baynes
Janice Lawrence
Known for
Hellraiser
Ed Devereaux
Ted Lawrence
Known for
Carry On Jack
Robert Lang
Bank Manager
Known for
The First Great Train Robbery
The House That Dripped Blood
Denys Hawthorne
Willy
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Emma
Matthew Long
Inspector Herrick
Known for
Hammer House of Horror
Carol Harrison
Cashier
Known for
EastEnders
Tony Meyer
Asst. Bank Manager
Known for
Octopussy
The Draughtsman's Contract
Annie Gurney
Jessica
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Chris Goddard Director · Rose Tremain Writer
First release July 16, 1986
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 16, 1986
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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