Drowning by Numbers (1988)
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.
Director: Peter Greenaway
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Joan Plowright as Cissie Colpitts |
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Juliet Stevenson as Cissie Colpitts (Daughter) |
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Joely Richardson as Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter) |
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Bernard Hill as Henry Madgett |
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Jason Edwards as Smut |
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Bryan Pringle as Jake |
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Trevor Cooper as Hardy |
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David Morrissey as Bellamy |
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John Rogan as Gregory |
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Paul Mooney as Teigan |
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Jane Gurnett as Nancy |
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Kenny Ireland as Jonah Bognor |
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Michael Percival as Moses Bognor |
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Joanna Dickens as Mrs. Hardy |
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Janine Duvitski as Marina Bellamy |
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Michael Fitzgerald as Mr. 70 Van Dyke |
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Edward Tudor-Pole as Mr. 71 Van Dyke |
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Natalie Morse as The Skipping Girl |
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Arthur Spreckley as Sid the Gravedigger |
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Ian Talbot as The Police Detective |
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Roderic Leigh as The Policeman |
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Vanni Corbellini as The Hare |
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Jose Berg as Skipping Girl's Mother |
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Peter Jaques as Priest (uncredited) |
| Directing | Peter Greenaway | Director |
| Writing | Peter Greenaway | Writer |
| Art | Allard Bekker | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Chris Wyatt | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Garth Marshall | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Meerman | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Constance de Vos | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Trevor Holland | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dien van Straalen | Costume Design |
| Production | Peter Jaques | Line Producer |
| Art | Jan Roelfs | Production Design |
| Production | Kees Kasander | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Nyman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | John Wilson | Editor |
| Production | Sharon Howard-Field | Casting |
| Art | Ben van Os | Production Design |
| Production | Denis Wigman | Producer |
| Production | Evelien Jansen | Production Manager |