Genre Country Director Actor

Brimstone and Treacle (Play For Today, 1976)

Barry Davis, 1976

Film Description

The original BBC 'Play for Today' version of Dennis Potter's controversial tale about a guilt-ridden father inviting a man he mistakes for his crippled daughter's ex-boyfriend into the family home. Originally made in 1976, its sexual content proved too controversial for the time and it remained untransmitted until 1986. Alasdair Milne, then Head of TV Programmes, said that it was 'brilliantly written and made, but nauseating. It is shocking still, but also a powerfully provocative religious and psychoanalytical fable.

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'Did You See?' (Transmitted 1987).

Film Details

Director	Barry Davis
Year	1976
Country	UK

Cast

Denholm Elliott, Michael Kitchen, Patricia Lawrence, Michelle Newell

Technical Details

Certificate	15
Length	72 mins
Label	BBC
Format	DVD Colour
Region	2
Aspect	4:3
Cat No	BBCDVD1412
Main Language	English
Subtitles	English HoH