Cold Lazarus

Cold Lazarus

1996 · 1 season · 4 eps · ★ 6.9 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Cold Lazarus is a four-part British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying of pancreatic cancer. Forming the second half of a pair with the television serial Karaoke, it is Potter's sole science fiction work. In a bleak, synthetic 24th-century dystopian Britain, scientists work on reviving the mind of 20th-century writer Daniel Feeld, whose head was frozen after Feeld's death shortly after the events of 'Karaoke'. Progress has not been made, so discontinuation is considered, but media mogul David Siltz, who has been spying on the project, envisages a fortune from broadcasting Feeld's memories on TV.

Created by Dennis Potter

Network: Channel 4

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Cast

Albert Finney Daniel Feeld
Ciarán Hinds Fyodor
Grant Masters Tony Watson
Frances de la Tour Dr Emma Porlock
Ganiat Kasumu Luanda
Henry Goodman David Siltz
Carmen Ejogo Blinda
Saffron Burrows Sandra Sollars
Joe Roberts Young Daniel / Chris
Diane Ladd Martina Masdon
Tara Woodward Beth
Rob Brydon Karl

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