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| Director |
Annabel Jankel
Rocky Morton
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| Writing Credits |
Steve Roberts |
| Genre |
Science Fiction/Drama |
| Runtime and Misc |
Runtime: 57 minutes
Country: UK
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| Plot Summary |
In the post-apocalyptic future where television sets are more important than food, TV ratings are the all important currency of the nation. A new technique of preventing viewers from channel surfing proves somewhat detrimental to particularly sedentary couch potatoes. The top studio becomes concerned: dead viewers make for low ratings. Edison Carter, top news reporter, is sent to find out more. After a motorcycle accident, his mind is preserved by wizz-kid Bryce and becomes his wise cracking, computer generated alter-ego: Max Headroom, who manages to boost ratings above those of any live hosts to date. This made for TV movie was later remade (sanitized version) as the first episode of the series.
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| Cast |
Matt Frewer as Edison Carter/Max Headroom
Nickolas Grace as Grossman
Hilary Tindall as Dominique
William Morgan Sheppard as Blank Reg
Amanda Pays as Theora Jones
Paul Spurrier as Bryce Lynch
Hilton McRae as Breugal
George Rossi as Mahler
Roger Sloman as Murray
Anthony Dutton as Gorrister
Constantine Gregory as Ben Cheviot
Lloyd McGuire as Edwards
Elizabeth Richardson as Ms. Formby
Gary Hope as Ashwell
Joane Hall as Body bank receptionist
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| Year |
1985 |
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