"Cold Lazarus" (1996) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Dr. Emma Porlock and her colleagues, attempting to unlock the secrets of human memory for the Masdon drug empire...

Plot Keywords:

Virtual Reality | Edited From TV Series | TV Mini-Series | Laboratory | Futuristic

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Albert Finney	...	Daniel Feeld (4 episodes, 1996)
Frances de la Tour	...	Emma Porlock (4 episodes, 1996)
Grant Masters	...	Tony Watson (4 episodes, 1996)
Ciarán Hinds	...	Fyodor Glazunov (4 episodes, 1996)
Henry Goodman	...	David Siltz (4 episodes, 1996)
Ganiat Kasumu	...	Luanda Partington (4 episodes, 1996)
Carmen Ejogo	...	Blinda (4 episodes, 1996)
Saffron Burrows	...	Sandra Sollars (4 episodes, 1996)
Diane Ladd	...	Martina Masdon (3 episodes, 1996)
Anna Chancellor	...	Anna Griffiths (3 episodes, 1996)
Joe Roberts	...	Chris / ... (3 episodes, 1996)
Tara Woodward	...	Beth (3 episodes, 1996)
Rob Brydon	...	Karl (3 episodes, 1996)
Claudia Malkovich	...	Kaya (2 episodes, 1996)
Terence Maynard	...	1st MSC Guard (2 episodes, 1996)
Silas Carson	...	2nd MSC Guard / ... (2 episodes, 1996)
Jason Salkey	...	3rd MSC Guard / ... (2 episodes, 1996)
David Foxxe	...	Andrew Milton (2 episodes, 1996)
Jonathan Cake	...	Nat (2 episodes, 1996)
Roy Hudd	...	Ben Baglin (2 episodes, 1996)
John Light	...	Student Daniel (2 episodes, 1996)
Guy Masterson	...	Police Chief (2 episodes, 1996)
Richard E. Grant	...	Nick Balmer (2 episodes, 1996)
Harry Ditson	...	Harry Schumpet (2 episodes, 1996)
James Peck	...	Fyodor's apartment Guard / ... (2 episodes, 1996)
Adam Bareham	...	Daniel's Father (2 episodes, 1996)
Donald Sumpter	...	Dr. Rawl (2 episodes, 1996)
Malcolm Rogers	...	Preacher (2 episodes, 1996)
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Militiaman / ... (2 episodes, 1996)
Katy Carmichael	...	Second Hostess (2 episodes, 1996)
Natascha McElhone	...	Angie (2 episodes, 1996)

Runtime:

300 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

In the interview "Seeing the Blossom", Dennis Potter comments that he wrote "Cold Lazarus" and its prequel "Karaoke" based on the simple writer's premise: "If you wanted to make the world a better place, who would you kill?"

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Dr. Glazunov destroys Daniel Feeld's frozen head at the end, the wall screen still displays his voyage through the tunnel of light to heaven, despite not being plugged into anything any more.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Karaoke" (1996)

Soundtrack:

HERE COMES THE BOOGEYMAN

Stendahl's comment:

Stendahl's idea that fiction holds more truth than any written "history" is, or will be, aptly applied to Dennis Potter's _magnum opus_, "Cold Lazarus." Even recent merger news makes the "Total Universal Entertainment Corporation" seem more a reality, as does the recent "State of the World" report. We've much to learn from our artists, the fewer there are, day by day. All those who love literature should be grateful that such a one as Dennis Potter left us these gems for television, among the few there have ever been, or will be.... Look upon "Cold Lazarus" with a somber and reflective mind, for the future is by no means, "out there...."