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Cold Lazarus

IMDb 6.8 1996 • 65 min • DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Director

Dennis Potter

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Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Albert Finney
Albert Finney Daniel Feeld
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds Fyodor
Grant Masters
Grant Masters Tony Watson
Frances de la Tour
Frances de la Tour Dr Emma Porlock
Ganiat Kasumu
Ganiat Kasumu Luanda