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Brimstone and Treacle (TV Movie 1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Brimstone & Treacle: Directed by Richard Loncraine. With Sting, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton. A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
- Richard Loncraine
- 2 min
The cast were Denholm Elliott (Tom Bates), Michael Kitchen (Martin), Patricia Lawrence (Amy Bates) and Michelle Newell (Pattie); plus minor characters.
One of the most controversial works by author Dennis Potter, best known for Pennies from Heaven and The Singing Detective, the searing drama Brimstone and Treacle centers around the heavily...
- Barry Davis
Brimstone and Treacle - Full Cast & Crew. Sting of the Police stars as a diabolical drifter who ingratiates himself with a troubled middle-class family. Bates: Denholm Elliott. Norma: Joan...
It comes close to redeeming its ridiculous story through three good performances, by Denholm Elliott as the father, Joan Plowright (Lady Olivier) as the mother, and the British rock singer Sting (of the Police) as the interloper.
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This bizarre, unsavoury psychological thriller from writer Dennis Potter stars Sting (from the rock group The Police) who convincingly portrays Martin Taylor – a sinister young drifter who cons his way as a guest into the home of a middle-class English couple where he molests their handicapped and paralysed daughter, Patricia (Suzanna Hamilton).
