Dead Head (TV series)
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Dead Head is a four-part crime thriller scripted by Howard Brenton
. Juxtaposing 1930s film noir
style and costume with contemporary London settings, it aroused controversy due to sexually explicit scenes. It was directed by Rob Walker.
Petty criminal Eddy Cass (Lawson) receives a mysterious box that proves to contain the head of a young woman. This involves Cass in a conspiracy by the British security services to frame him for the crimes of a sadistic serial murderer of prostitutes, who is eventually revealed to be a member of the British royal family (a plot akin to Jack the Ripper conspiracy theories).
Howard Brenton
-Early years:Brenton was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, son of Methodist minister Donald Henry Brenton and his wife Rose Lilian . He was educated at Chichester High School For Boys and read English Literature at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. In 1964 he was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal...
. Juxtaposing 1930s film noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
style and costume with contemporary London settings, it aroused controversy due to sexually explicit scenes. It was directed by Rob Walker.
Petty criminal Eddy Cass (Lawson) receives a mysterious box that proves to contain the head of a young woman. This involves Cass in a conspiracy by the British security services to frame him for the crimes of a sadistic serial murderer of prostitutes, who is eventually revealed to be a member of the British royal family (a plot akin to Jack the Ripper conspiracy theories).