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Dead Head

1986 · 1 season, 4 episodes · miniseries

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Seasons and episodes Dead Head

1

Season 1

1986 · 4 episodes · about 3h

1. Why Me?47 min

Petty crook Eddie Cass is paid £100 to deliver a parcel to Regent Park West. When nobody answers the door, Eddie goes against his instructions and opens to discover a human head.

2. Anything for England48 min

Eddie goes on the run with aid of Hugo Silver, who informs him that his estranged wife Dana is a murderer and has set him up. Silver persuades him to infiltrate the rich elite but he's then murdered and Eddie has no allies.

3. The War Room48 min

Eddie is forced to live on the street then gets a break when he spots Jill. She leads him to his friend Caractacus but he has changed. After getting him fit for battle, they take him to a meeting but Jill has betrayed them all.

4. The Patriot47 min

Eddie can't get arrested and his one lead is a house in Holland Park. He enlists the owner's daughter and they head to a country house where he discovers the real killer is too important to ever be named and has just one choice.

Season summaries1 season, 4 episodes

Season 1

1986 · 4 episodes · about 3h

London based petty crook Eddie Cass agrees to pick up a package and courier it across the capital. When nobody answers the door at the drop-off, Eddie opens the package and finds a woman’s severed head in a hatbox. He panics and dumps it in the River Thames. Returning home, Cass is kidnapped by the mysterious Eldridge and his heavies who inform Eddie that he has been framed for the murder.

1 season, 4 episodes, about 3h in total, from January 15, 1986 to February 5, 1986. Episodes run about 48 min.

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What is it about? Dead Head

4 PART BBC DRAMA BY HOWARD BRENTON

London based petty crook Eddie Cass agrees to pick up a package and courier it across the capital. When nobody answers the door at the drop-off, Eddie opens the package and finds a woman’s severed head in a hatbox. He panics and dumps it in the River Thames. Returning home, Cass is kidnapped by the mysterious Eldridge and his heavies who inform Eddie that he has been framed for the murder.

Genre: drama.

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Details Dead Head

Poster: Dead Head
First episode
January 15, 1986
Last episode
February 5, 1986
Status
miniseries
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Original language
English
Studio
BBC

Frequently asked questions

How many seasons does Dead Head have?

1 season, 4 episodes. The last episode aired February 5, 1986.

Who’s in Dead Head?

Denis Lawson, George Baker, Simon Callow, Lindsay Duncan, Norman Beaton, Susannah Bunyan, Larrington Walker, Winston Crooke, Forbes Collins, and Don Henderson. Created by Howard Brenton.

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