Miniseries (1996)
Release date: 1996-04-28
Episodes (4):
1. Tuesday
Albert Finney, an hard drinking, hard-smoking screenwriter is haunted by the lines of dialogue he's writing for others.
Release date: 1996-04-28
2. Wednesday
Daniel Feeld's life is still unravelling. Daniel wakes up in hospital where he was taken following his collapse in a Soho karaoke bar.
Release date: 1996-05-05
3. Thursday
Daniel Feeld is reassured that life is not imitating his script, despite the existence of a real 'Pig' Mailion.
Release date: 1996-05-12
4. Friday
When Daniel learns that he has only eight weeks to live, the death sentence galvanizes him to take fate into his own hands.
Release date: 1996-05-19
Cast
Albert Finney
as Daniel Feeld
Richard E. Grant
as Nick Balmer
Roy Hudd
as Ben Baglin
Hywel Bennett
as Arthur 'Pig' Mallion
Anna Chancellor
as Anna Griffiths
Saffron Burrows
as Sandra Sollars
Keeley Hawes
as Linda Langer
Ian McDiarmid
as Oliver Morse
Julie Christie
as Ruth Balmer
Neil Stuke
as Peter (Movie)
Natascha McElhone
as Angie
Steven Mackintosh
as Waiter (Movie)
Alison Steadman
as Mrs. Haynes
Stephen Boxer
as Consultant
Ewan McGregor
as Young Man
Cathy Murphy
as Nurse
Ralph Brown
as Peter Beasley
Liz Smith
as Mrs. Baglin
Robert Putt
as Cable
Matthew Scurfield
as Impatient Patient
Chris Larkin
as Wine Bar Drinker
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Simon Donald - Ian
Crew - click here to expand
Michael Wearing - Executive Producer, Peter Ansorge - Executive Producer, Rosemarie Whitman - Producer, Alison Barnett - Producer, Kenith Trodd - Producer, Christopher Gunning - Music, Clare Douglas - Editor, Ashley Rowe - Cinematography, Gary Williamson - Production Design, Mary Selway - Casting, Sarah Jane Cornish - Art Direction, Paul Cross - Art Direction, Sarah Trevis - Casting, Alan Boyle - Makeup Artist, Elaine Davis - Makeup Artist