Drowning by Numbers
- Released on
- Runtime
- 119 mins
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
Cast
- Joan Plowright
- Juliet Stevenson
- Joely Richardson
- Bernard Hill
- Jason Edwards
- Bryan Pringle
- Trevor Cooper
- David Morrissey
- John Rogan
- Paul Mooney
- Jane Gurnett
- Kenny Ireland
- Michael Percival
- Joanna Dickens
- Janine Duvitski
- Michael Fitzgerald
- Edward Tudor-Pole
- Natalie Morse
- Arthur Spreckley
- Ian Talbot
- Roderic Leigh
- Vanni Corbellini
- Jose Berg
- Peter Jaques
Director
- Peter Greenaway
Producers
- Kees Kasander
- Denis Wigman
