Dead Head (TV series)

Dead Head
Created by	Howard Brenton
Starring	Denis Lawson Lindsay Duncan George Baker Simon Callow Leonie Mellinger
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	4
Production
Running time	50 Minutes
Release
Original network	BBC2
Original release	1986

Dead Head is a four-part crime thriller scripted by Howard Brenton. It juxtaposed 1940s film noir style and costumes with contemporary London settings. It was directed by Rob Walker.

Petty criminal Eddy Cass (Lawson) receives a mysterious box that proves to contain the head of a young woman. This involves Cass in a conspiracy by the British security services to frame him for the crimes of a sadistic serial murderer of prostitutes.

The series was released on DVD in the UK on 15 April 2013.

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