The Picnic (1989)
A widowed teacher marries again, but her hopes of her daughter accepting a stepfather her own age, and her anticipation of a birthday picnic by the river are clouded by a series of murders in the district and by a fear rooted rather nearer home.
Director: Paul Seed
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Billie Whitelaw as Margie |
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Iain Glen as Ray |
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Brenda Fricker as Ray's Mother |
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Sarah-Jane Holm as Della |
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Cassie Stuart as Ruth |
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Phil Smeeton as Mick |
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Jimmy Yuill as Man at Dyke |
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Julie McDonald as Prostitute |
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Ross Kemp as Police Officer |
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Trevor Peake as Police Officer |
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Robert Peters as Reporter |
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Joan Spall as Registrar |
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Peter Whitbread as Inspector Cartwright |
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Christopher Poole as Kerb Crawler |
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Simon Wakefield as Boy fishing |
| Directing | Paul Seed | Director |
| Production | Terry Coles | Producer |
| Crew | David Feig | Cinematography |
| Writing | Lesley Bruce | Writer |