TV series · 1989
Blackeyes
First aired 29 November 1989 Drama / Mystery TMDB ↗
Blackeyes is a four-part BBC television miniseries written and directed by Dennis Potter, based on his novel of the same name. The complex, surreal drama follows novelist Maurice James Kingsley, who bases a successful book on his niece Jessica's modeling career, angering her as he turns her experiences into a story of a victimised woman named Blackeyes. Jessica in turn rewrites the novel to liberate the character.
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Michael Gough
as Maurice James Kingsley
Colin Jeavons
as Jamieson
Nigel Planer
as Jeff
Carol Royle
as Jessica
Hannah Morris
as Little Jessica
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Cyril Shaps
as Pathologist
Charles Gray
as Sebastian
Dennis Potter
as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Ann Bell
as Casting Director
John Shrapnel
as Detective Blake
Peter Guinness
as Photographer
Nicholas Woodeson
as Stilk
Christopher Guard
as Nigel Bennon
David Westhead
as Mark Wilsher
Gina Bellman
as Blackeyes
Nicky Bee
as Stilt Man
Gary Love
as Colin