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Deadly Advice

1994-04-29 · 91 min · ★ 4.7

Comedy · Drama

Mother rules the house with an iron hand and has such power over her daughters that they see themselves as becoming old unmarried, maids. Jodie has feelings for the local doctor, a man much older than her, for which her mother strongly disapproves. Beth finds a relationship with a male stripper in Bristol, but sees nothing in the future with Mother around. While both girls would like to be rid of Mother, nothing happens until Jodie sees images of H. R. Armstrong, the man who put the town on the map by dispatching his un-loving wife

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Directors
Mandie Fletcher
Production companies
Zenith Entertainment
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jane HorrocksJane HorrocksJodie Greenwood
Brenda FrickerBrenda FrickerIris Greenwood
Imelda StauntonImelda StauntonBeth Greenwood
Jonathan PryceJonathan PryceDr. Ted Philips
Edward WoodwardEdward WoodwardMaj. Herbert Armstrong
Billie WhitelawBillie WhitelawKate Webster
Hywel BennettHywel BennettDr Crippen
Jonathan HydeJonathan HydeGeorge Joseph Smith
John MillsJohn MillsJack the Ripper
Ian AbbeyBunny
Eleanor BronEleanor BronJudge
Roger FrostRoger FrostRev. Horace Cotton
Gareth Gwyn-JonesMr Smethurst
Richard MooreRichard MooreConstable Dickman
Alice BurrowsJoyce Cream
Sarah BlackburnVeronica

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