Drowning by Numbers
- Comedy
- Crime
- Drama
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
Cast
Joan Plowright
Cissie Colpitts
Juliet Stevenson
Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
Joely Richardson
Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
Bernard Hill
Henry Madgett
- Jason Edwards
Jason Edwards
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Bryan Pringle
Jake
Trevor Cooper
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David Morrissey
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John Rogan
Gregory
- Paul Mooney
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Jane Gurnett
Nancy
Kenny Ireland
Jonah Bognor
Michael Percival
Moses Bognor
- Joanna Dickens
Joanna Dickens
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Janine Duvitski
Marina Bellamy
Michael Fitzgerald
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Edward Tudor-Pole
Mr. 71 Van Dyke
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Natalie Morse
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- Peter Jaques
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