Dennis Potter’s Karaoke And Cold Lazarus DVD 5036193099762

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A terminally ill television drama writer begins to hear dialogue from his latest play, Karaoke, spoken by members of the public. Convinced his fictional characters are being mirrored in reality, he fears for the life of a karaoke bar hostess who is threatened in a similar way to his script. BBC TV / Channel 4 co-production at the request of screenwriter Dennis Potter. A companion piece to Cold Lazarus, these were his final works completed shortly before his death. Starring Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Hywel Bennett, Roy Hudd, Julie Christie, Saffron Burrows and, in an early role, Keeley Hawes. Music by Christopher Gunning. Cinematography by Ashley Rowe. Edited by Clare Douglas. Produced by Kenith Trodd and Rosemarie Whitman. Directed by Renny Rye. (1996) 

In 24th century Britain, now a dystopian society, a cryonics research institute attempts to revive the mind of a television drama writer whose head was frozen upon his death nearly four hundred years ago. BBC TV / Channel 4 co-production at the request of screenwriter Dennis Potter. A companion piece to Karaoke, these were his final works completed shortly before his death. Starring Albert Finney, Frances De La Tour, Henry Goodman, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Ladd, Grant Masters, Saffron Burrows and Rob Brydon. Music by Christopher Gunning. Cinematography by Remi Adefarasin and Ashley Rowe. Edited by Clare Douglas. Produced by Kenith Trodd and Rosemarie Whitman. Directed by Renny Rye. (1996)