

10/09/1988
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.

Joan Plowright
as Cissie Colpitts

Juliet Stevenson
as Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)

Joely Richardson
as Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)

Bernard Hill
as Henry Madgett

Jason Edwards
as Smut

Bryan Pringle
as Jake

Trevor Cooper
as Hardy

David Morrissey
as Bellamy

John Rogan
as Gregory

Paul Mooney
as Teigan

Jane Gurnett
as Nancy

Kenny Ireland
as Jonah Bognor

Michael Percival
as Moses Bognor

Joanna Dickens
as Mrs. Hardy

Janine Duvitski
as Marina Bellamy

Michael Fitzgerald
as Mr. 70 Van Dyke

Edward Tudor-Pole
as Mr. 71 Van Dyke

Natalie Morse
as The Skipping Girl

Arthur Spreckley
as Sid the Gravedigger

Ian Talbot
as The Police Detective

Roderic Leigh
as The Policeman

Vanni Corbellini
as The Hare

Jose Berg
as Skipping Girl's Mother

Peter Jaques
as Priest (uncredited)
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