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Deathtrap

Mystery starring Michael Caine. A failing playwright realises that a piece of work by one of his students is the solution to his problems; a play worth killing for, in fact.

Inventive, enigmatic mystery starring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve in which a playwright, at a low ebb after a succession of flops and a recent first-night disaster, is presented with a striking piece of work by one of his drama students. In the student's script, the failing dramatist recognises a play so good it would almost be worth killing for.

1 hour, 50 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Jun 201200:30
BBC Two

Credits

Sidney BruhlMichael Caine
Clifford AndersonChristopher Reeve
Myra Elizabeth Maxwell BruhlDyan Cannon
Porter MilgrimHenry Jones
Burt the BartenderTony DiBenedetto
DirectorSidney Lumet
WriterIra Levin
WriterJay Presson Allen

Broadcasts

  • Wed 7 May 200823:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Sun 8 Mar 200923:00
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Mon 11 Jun 201200:30
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire