Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who wreaks havoc on us all?
A mysterious stranger inserts himself into a troubled family's life, blurring the lines between good and evil as he cares for their disabled daughter.
- Date of release
- 1982-10-01
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (34)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama, Horror
- Director
- Richard Loncraine
Casting
- Sting — Martin Taylor
- Denholm Elliott — Tom Bates
- Joan Plowright — Norma Bates
- Suzanna Hamilton — Patricia Bates
- Benjamin Whitrow — Businessman
- Dudley Sutton — Stroller
- Mary MacLeod — Valerie Holdsworth
- Tim Preece — Clergyman
- Elizabeth Bradley — Woman Passer By
- Hugh Walters — Man
- Christopher Fairbank — Drunk
Interesting facts
Brimstone and Treacle is a 1976 BBC television play by Dennis Potter. Originally intended for broadcast as an episode of the series Play for Today, it remained untransmitted until 1987. The play was made into a film version co-starring Sting. Both versions also star Denholm Elliott.
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