3. Send a Message to Michael (1991)
Sloane and Barnes announce matter-of-factly that explosive racial violence shall be provoked in the city. When Murray denounces them and begins to storm out of the room, Barnes asks if the name Eileen Critchley means anything to him. Murray freezes on the spot and starts twitching. Jim Nelson decides he needs a holiday at term break, to get away from the pressure of Murray's pickets, and plans an itinerary that avoids crossing any bridges. Murray is falling under the spell of Barbara Douglas, who keeps him at arm's length. Meanwhile, she visits Michael's mother, pretending to be a social worker, and leaves a note for Michael--signed "Eileen Critchley". Franky has finally had enough. He abandons Michael and drives off with the council car, in order to take his wife and children, as well as his mother, on an impromptu holiday to the seaside.
Release date: 1991-06-20
Season number: 1
Episode number: 3
Runtime: 92 minutes
Cast
Michael Palin
as Jim Nelson
Robert Lindsay
as Michael Murray
Lindsay Duncan
as Barbara Douglas
Julie Walters
as Mrs. Murray
Dearbhla Molloy
as Laura Nelson
Tom Georgeson
as Lou Barnes
Andrew Schofield
as Peter Grenville
Alan Igbon
as Teddy
Michael Angelis
as Martin Niarchos
David Ross
as Mr Weller
Philip Whitchurch
as Franky Murray
Daniel Massey
as Grosvenor
Jane Danson
as Eileen Critchley
Peter-Hugo Daly
as Bubbles McGuire
Paul Daneman
as Mervyn Sloan
Bill Stewart
as Geoff
Julia St. John
as Diane Niarchos
Colin Douglas
as Frank Twist
Jimmy Mulville
as Philip
John Henshaw
as Murray's Minder
Anna Friel
as Susan Nelson
Wayne Foskett
as Macker
Niall Tóibín
as Michael Murray Snr
Steve Halliwell
as Bubbles' Friend
Clifford Rose
as Judge Critchley
William Gaunt
as Hunningdon
Amanda Mealing
as Beth
Paul Butterworth
as Terry
Freddie Fletcher
as Poacher Vic
Peter Armitage
as Mr Burns
Jean Anderson
as Dr Goldup
William Franklyn
as Distinguished Gent
Jake Abraham
as Black Waiter
Noreen Kershaw
as Maureen Murray
Ken Kitson
as Vince
Kulvinder Ghir
as Ravi
Keith Clifford
as Coach Driver
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Gareth Tudor Price - Richard Grenville, Hayley Fairclough - Jessica Nelson, Edward Mallon - Mark Nelson, Daniel Street-Brown - Robbie Burns, Serena Harragin - Miss Hutchinson, Stephen Hall - Young Michael Murray, Michelle Atkinson - Young Barbara, Ayesa Toure - Monica, Michael Fernandez - Jake, Paul Oldham - Joey, Gary Mavers - Billy, Cliff Howells - Joseph Cartwright, David J. Nicholls - Poacher Terry, Arthur Spreckley - Grandfather Burns, James Tomlinson - Stan, Chris Hargreaves - Scrawny Thug, Judith Barker - Margie, Debra Gillett - Sylvia, Chris Darwin - Barry, Norman Mills - Redneck Councillor, Ray Emmet Brown - West Indian, Anthony Benson - Norman