One pill, and you're floating on air. A different one, and you're full of lead. Married, mortgaged, broke, a love-affair gone sour - which drug can help Alec?
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John Hurt
Alec Cassell
Known for
Alien
V for Vendetta
Deborah Norton
Dr Rose Dane
Known for
Holocaust
Yes, Prime Minister
Patricia England
Betty Cassell
Known for
Bodies
My Mad Fat Diary
Bernard Hill
Graham
Known for
Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Rosalind Adams
Jill
Also in
The Other Woman
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Betty Hardy
Alec's Mother
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Leslie Dwyer
Alec's Father
Known for
Die, Monster, Die!
Louise Jameson
Stella
Known for
EastEnders
Doctor Who
Trevor T. Smith
Luke
Also in
Private Schulz
Murder Is Easy
Roshan Seth
Dr Milma
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Behind Her Eyes
Robin Wentworth
Dr Mayne
Known for
House of Cards
Elisa Tomlinson
Elizabeth
Also in
Stones
Playhouse
Claude Whatham Director · Ted Whitehead Writer Jeremy Bear Production designer
First release March 23, 1976 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 23, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
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