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Writers:
Stephen Gallagher (novel)
Stephen Gallagher (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 July 1991 (UK) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
They made him... they raised him... then he came out to play!
Plot:
A journalist investigates the death of his girl friend at a fertility clinic where she worked and uncovers... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Sober and under-rated, ahead of its time more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
John Lynch ... Peter Carson
Christine Kavanagh ... Alison Wells
Kenneth Cranham ... Hennessey
George Costigan ... Schaffer
Pip Torrens ... Windeler
David Calder ... Dr. Jenner
Douglas Mann ... Chad
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Armitage ... Sgt. Crichton
Frank Baker ... Rob
Gillian Barge ... Dr. Horsley
Liz Brailsford ... Marie Forester
Christine Cox ... Pennie Hamilton

Dhirendra ... Cotterell
Richard Durden ... Minister

Peter Elliott ... Claimant
Emer Gillespie ... Nurse Tracy Pickford
Debra Gillett ... Julie
Liam Halligan ... Eddie
Jennifer Harris ... Sarah Gaskell
Pippa Haywood ... Diane Rohmer
Nicholas Hewetson ... Admirer
Susie John ... Orderly
Sue Jones-Davies ... Library Assistant
Maggie Lane ... Hotel Landlady
Johnny Leeze ... Billy Hamilton
Andrew Leighton ... Peter Gaskell
Thomas Lockyer ... Civil Servant

Gary Mavers ... Forester
Dan Mullane ... Young Man
David Neilson ... Desmond Gaskell
Paul O'Grady ... Donaldson (as Paul Savage)

David O'Hara ... Reynolds
Vivien Parry ... Rental Manager
Fred Pearson ... Supt. Stonehill
Kerry Peers ... Christina
Malcolm Raeburn ... Davis
Corrine Ransome ... June Gaskell
Sebastian Shaw ... Dr. Liawski
John Skitt ... Tom
Liza Tarbuck ... Girl on Coach
Badi Uzzaman ... Morgue Attendant
Christopher Whitehouse ... Plan Clothes DI
Joe Williams ... Mechanic
Sarah Winman ... Julia
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Monkey Boy
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Runtime:
60 min (4 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:M

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Sober and under-rated, ahead of its time, 3 August 2005
9/10
Author: bobj-8 from Southampton, England

Two things let down this prophetic drama; poorly-shot special effects and a long, unnecessary setting-up sequence about a nurse getting a job that takes up most of the first episode (apparently it was originally scripted to start right in at the clinic but the producers insisted on adding the extra material. obviously a long bus ride is their idea of a good time.) But once the real story starts we're into a very dark and uncompromising meditation on cruelty and humanity that was considered science fictional back in 1991 but which has moved within reach today. The identity and status of a creature with an animal physique and a human mentality is a matter for urgent and ongoing debate, and the drama dared to imagine that such a creature might not be denied a voice in its own fate.

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