After Pilkington
After Pilkington | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Simon Gray |
Directed by | Christopher Morahan |
Starring |
Bob Peck Miranda Richardson Gary Waldhorn Barry Foster Reina James Richard Brenner |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 1 |
Production | |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Release | |
Original release | 25th January 1987 |
After Pilkington is a BBC television drama film (a black comedy) written by Simon Gray, starring Miranda Richardson, Bob Peck and Barry Foster. It was first broadcast in 1987.
Plot
The quiet life of Oxford professor James Westgate (Bob Peck) is shattered when he is introduced to Penny (Miranda Richardson), the wife of his crass new colleague (Barry Foster). Westgate recognises her as his childhood sweetheart, and the two resume their friendship. Westgate is bored with his mundane college life, including his German friend Boris who experiments on animals in the lab, and the attentions of a shy male student who claims to be in love with him, so he is only too happy to be diverted into joining Penny in her search for missing archaeologist Pilkington (a fellow Oxford colleague). As Westgate's obsession with his childhood friend grows, he is drawn into a tangle of misunderstanding, intrigue, and murder. Bob Peck imbues his character with comic ineptitude.
The film frequently has the 4th movement from Schubert's Trout Quintet on the soundtrack.
Awards and nominations
- Best Actress (nomination): Miranda Richardson - BAFTA TV Awards
- Best Fiction (won) - Prix Italia
External links
- After Pilkington at the Internet Movie Database
- New York Times review
- Cast and credit information from Screen Two website
- Memorable TV review