Plots(1)
Richard struggles to reach his nine year old daughter Nicki (Madeline Hinde) screaming on a merry-go-round and in the process he gets crushed. Nicki sees her father die. BR BR Seven years later beautiful teenager Nicki still bears the scars of her fathers death. She believes she killed him. Nickis mother gets into an affair with Harry (Patrick Mower) who is only after her for her money. Nicki detests Harry and gets into a horrific argument with him. In the struggle Nicki stabs him. BR BR Nicki is sent to a remand home where she is persecuted by the other inmates. Eventually she manages to escape and heads to Oxford to stay with her boyfriend Peter (Dennis Waterman). She soon learns that even he cannot be trusted. Nicki realises that she must turn and face up to her past. Even then tragedy is close to hand... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Renée Asherson
UK
Best movies:
The Others (2001)
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
The Magic Box (1951)
Dennis Waterman
UK
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Sweeney! (1977)
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
Patrick Mower
UK
Best movies:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Faith Brook
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
View from the Loft (1974)
Across the Bridge (1957)
Maureen Lipman
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Solomon and Gaenor (1999)
Derek Fowlds
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
Doctor in Distress (1963)
Tower of Evil (1972)
Lesley-Anne Down
UK
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The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
North and South (1985) (series)
Joanna David
UK
Best movies:
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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987) (TV movie)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Megs Jenkins
UK
Best movies:
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Trouble in Store (1953)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Cleo Sylvestre
UK
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Colette O'Neil
UK
Best movies:
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Mortdecai (2015)
Robin Pilcher (2006) (series)
Madeleine Hinde
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
Brief Encounter (1974) (TV movie)
Pure as a Lily (1976)
Janina Faye
UK
Best movies:
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
Dracula (1958)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Sheila Steafel
South Africa
Best movies:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
The 10th Kingdom (2000) (series)
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Helen Christie
India
Best movies:
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Doug Fisher
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
The Naked Man (1998)