Oktober (1998– )

An accidental discovery of a drug for the mass unconscious and a naive schoolteacher's ardor lead to personal and almost global disaster. Harper's world edges on nightmares between life and... See full summary »

Stars:

Stephen Tompkinson, Lydzia Englert, Maria Lennon

Cast

Series cast summary:
Stephen Tompkinson	...	Jim Harper (3 episodes, 1998)
Lydzia Englert	...	Rochelle (3 episodes, 1998)
Maria Lennon	...	Linda (3 episodes, 1998)
James McCarthy	...	Viveros (3 episodes, 1998)
James Duke	...	Daniel (3 episodes, 1998)
Michael Bertenshaw	...	Dr. Franks (3 episodes, 1998)
Stephen Jenn	...	Russian (3 episodes, 1998)
Richard Leaf	...	Bruno (3 episodes, 1998)
Lisa Jacobs	...	Dr. Bauer (3 episodes, 1998)
Michael Harbour	...	Werner (3 episodes, 1998)
James Kerr	...	Stephen (3 episodes, 1998)
Tim Poole	...	Terry (3 episodes, 1998)
Hermione Gulliford	...	Kim (2 episodes, 1998)
Billy McColl	...	Billy (2 episodes, 1998)
Lyndam Gregory	...	Dr. Brandon (2 episodes, 1998)
William Vanderpuye	...	Male Nurse (2 episodes, 1998)

Storyline

An accidental discovery of a drug for the mass unconscious and a naive schoolteacher's ardor lead to personal and almost global disaster. Harper's world edges on nightmares between life and death, waking and dreaming, insanity and sanity. Somewhere this crosses the line between Seconds and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | international | paranoia | victim | tv mini series | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

2 April 1998 (UK)

Also Known As:

Oktober - Blutspur ins Jenseits

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carnival Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (3 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Jim Harper looks at the hospital tag that reads, "Baby Harper (M)" it lists his birth date as 15.10.65. This is actually Stephen Tompkinson's birth date.

User Reviews

Great drama, sadly unavailable anywhere.

I didn't realise that this mini-series of three episodes was only 5 years old! I remember seeing the first episode and thought it was amazing drama. The final scenes were nothing short of breath-taking; although some of it was predictable.

Nonetheless, I'm surprised that the producers never thought of releasing this to the public on DVD or VHS. It would certainly give some people something entertaining to watch on a Sunday night.

I think at the time when Oktober came out, there was a lot of promising British TV, but unfortunately most of them were either canned or really dumbed-down for the audience. I can remember seeing "Crime Traveller" and thought that was fun, although nothing new.

There was also "Cracker", which came out a little earlier, I think. "Cracker" was controversial at the time because, if I recall, there was a sex scene that came just seconds after the watershed and provoked outcry by those members of the UK society who obviously had nothing better to do.

Anyway, catch Oktober if you can. Not sure where you'll get it. But it's fun, albeit in a dark sense!