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Five Seconds to Spare
Thriller based on Jonathan Coe's best-selling novel, The Dwarves of Death. The lead singer of a rock group witnesses a bizarre murder apparently linked to a 1970s punk band.
Thriller based on Jonathan Coe's best-selling novel, The Dwarves of Death. Opening with a bizarre murder witnessed solely by the lead singer of a rock band, the story then jumps back three weeks as the band moves to London in search of stardom. Here, they meet their drug-crazed producer whose involvement with a 1970s punk band increasingly appears to hold the key to the murder. Featuring a cameo by the late John Peel.
Last on
Sun 24 Jun 200702:00
BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Actor | Max Beesley |
| Director | Tom Connolly |
| Actor | Valentina Cervi |
| Actor | Anastasia Hille |
| Actor | Sean Pertwee |
| Actor | Lee Ross |
| Actor | Andy Serkis |
| Actor | Ray Winstone |
Broadcast
- Sun 24 Jun 200702:00BBC Two except East & Yorkshire