The Vision (9 Jan. 1988)

Director:

Norman Stone

Writer:

William Nicholson

Stars:

Eileen Atkins, Elizabeth Baker, Daniel Barbato

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Eileen Atkins	...	Helen Marriner
Elizabeth Baker	...	Party Hostess
Daniel Barbato	...	Young Boy
Lynda Bellingham	...	Mary Morris
James Frank Benson	...	Pressman
Bruce Boa	...	Channel President
Dirk Bogarde	...	James Marriner
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Jo Marriner
Richard Cubison	...	Derek Miles
Alan Curtis	...	Lord Mallory
Philip Goldacre	...	Richard Jenkins
Linda Jesticoe	...	Drama Producer
Martin Jones	...	News Editor
Michael Lees	...	John Harvey
David Lyon	...	Richard Beck

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

evangelist | television | conspiracy | cult | independent film

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 1988 (UK)

Filming Locations:

The Exchange, Mount Stuart Sq., Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WW Entertainment, Polymuse International TV

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Watch the Skies"
Written by Ken Howard

User Reviews

Remick makes it worthwhile --

A rather implausible story about a sinister quasi-religious group that is plotting to . . . what, I'm not exactly sure, something about using TV to fill a power vacuum and create a new order in Europe following the expected collapse of the Soviet Union (which did indeed self-distruct a couple of years later). Dirk Bogarde is a has-been UK TV personality hired to front the organization but grows uneasy about its aims. I got this little-known video because classy beauty Lee Remick was cast as the head of this new UK TV network. And I wasn't disappointed as she appears in most scenes. Even though in her early 50s she was as gorgeous as ever. This was unfortunately among her last movies and is possibly the least known.