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Brimstone and Treacle is a British film of genre Drama directed by Richard Loncraine released in USA on 12 november 1982 with Sting

Brimstone and Treacle (1982)

Brimstone and Treacle
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Released in USA 12 november 1982
Length 1h27
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Horror
Rating63% 3.197973.197973.197973.197973.19797

Brimstone and Treacle is a 1976 BBC television play by Dennis Potter. Originally intended for broadcast as an episode of the Play for Today series, it remained untransmitted until 1987. The play, featuring Denholm Elliott, was made into a film version (released in 1982) co-starring Sting.

The play features a middle-aged middle-class couple living in a north London suburb whose life has been catastrophically affected by a hit-and-run accident which has left their beautiful undergraduate daughter totally dependent upon them, but their lives are dramatically changed by the arrival of a mysterious young stranger.

Synopsis

For two years, Tom and Amy Bates have been struggling to cope with their altered lives, after their daughter Pattie (or Patricia) was severely injured in a hit-and-run accident. Pattie is unable to walk, completely dependent upon others for the activities of daily living, and seemingly unable to communicate beyond making unintelligible sounds. Although poorly educated and gullible, Amy Bates firmly believes that Pattie is able to understand what is being said in her presence, whereas Tom Bates has given up all hope of her recovery. In fact, judging from the sounds she makes, Pattie seems to realise what is going on around her, but Tom Bates is beyond noticing.

Actors

Sting

(Martin Taylor)Michael Kitchen

(Martin Taylor)Denholm Elliott

(Tom Bates)Joan Plowright

(Norma Bates)Suzanna Hamilton

(Patricia Bates)
And :
Dudley Sutton
Benjamin Whitrow
Tim Preece
Christopher Fairbank
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