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FilmComedyDrama

Double Dare (1976)

1976-04-06 · 50m · EN
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Martin Ellis (Alan Dobie) is a blocked screenwriter who invites Helen, an actress (Kika Markham), to a hotel in central London to discuss an idea for a play he is writing with her in mind. As they discuss the play, Martin discovers that a businessman and an escort named Carol are sat at a nearby table and appear to be speaking lines from the as yet unwritten piece. Martin becomes anxious at what will eventually become of the girl, already knowing that the play will not have a happy resolution

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Dennis PotterWriterJohn MackenzieDirector

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Alan DobieAlan DobieMartin EllisKika MarkhamKika MarkhamHelen / CarolJoe MeliaJoe MeliaBenMalcolm TerrisMalcolm TerrisClientLinda BeckettLinda BeckettClient's wifeJohn HamillJohn HamillPeterElaine DonnellyElaine DonnellyMaidJohn JoyceJohn JoyceBarmanStanley LeborStanley LeborWaiterSarah NashSarah NashReceptionistColin ProckterColin ProckterPorterIan MunroIan MunroSecurity guard

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference249072Actor preference333040 · 487943 · 503112Country preferenceGb

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What is Double Dare about?

Martin Ellis (Alan Dobie) is a blocked screenwriter who invites Helen, an actress (Kika Markham), to a hotel in central London to discuss an idea for a play he is writing with her in mind. As they discuss the play, Martin discovers that a businessman and an escort named Carol are sat at a nearby table and appear to be speaking lines from the as yet unwritten piece. Martin becomes anxious at what will eventually become of the girl, already knowing that the play will not have a happy resolution

How long is Double Dare?

Double Dare has a runtime of 50 minutes.