80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

[Milo]

Hello,

1st Post.

An early to mid 80's TV series, around the time of Anneka & One Summer.

A suited well heeled but rough wide boy (that's still around now) is delivering a box. I turns out to have a head in it....He also gets seduced 80's style by a rich older woman at some point...

Any ideas ?

Milo

[dondons69]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Welcome to DYR firstly. This really rings a bell but I'm so stuck!

[sixtyten]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

I checked the Imdb for the usual supects..Ray Winstone,Ray Birdis,Phil Daniels,Jesse Birdshall and Jamie Foreman,but drew and blank.Does not even ring any bells with me

[pedro]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Vaugely familiar.... your not thinking of a scene from se7en though?

[Oggy]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Well the head in the box would suggest that, seems heavy for a kids series though.

[Milo]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Nope...

Early to Mid Eighties.

Not a childrens program at all. Late obscure slot. Poss Ch4 or Beeb 2.

Lots of black and red, bad 80's graphics.

Young lead "mockney" male.

[Oggy]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

I know it, well kinda, was it a british horror anthology, omg, what was it called, saw it on sale dirt cheap before xmas in the Works book shop, if that was it?

[Milo]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Aye, could be on the right track, it was a real "Style over Content" over blown thing in line with all 80's taking itself far to seriously TV. Fake bondage may have been involved too. I reckon I was still at secondary school so must have been early 80's.

The Mockney was suited, and the box may have been in the back of his car. It wasn't that great but I need to know...

It's not in the league of (for scaryness);

Armchair Thriller - The Black Nun
The Children of the Stones
The Changes
The Moon Stallion

Milo...

[Oggy]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

nah it was none of those, think it was on channel 4, kinda modern twist, but i only managed to watch the first couple of episodes......i know it just can't remember what it was called........

[Milo]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

No...I know it wasn't one of those I listed as they were 70's TV kids programs, save from the last one. You've right about CH4 though...

Keep thinking...

[Milo]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Over the weekend someone told me they thought it might of had the words "tin", "box" or even "drum" in the title, but that sounds a little close to Gunter Grass for me. I'm getting the feeling it was more 85 to 86....

[Oggy]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Nah, maybe something more like Future shocks?

[Horus]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

If it's the programme I'm thinking of it was called 'Dead Head' and starred Dennis Lawson as a petty criminal called Eddy Cass.

He receives a mysterious box that is eventually shown to contain the head of a young woman. This involves Cass in a conspiracy by the British security services to frame him for the crimes of a sadistic serial murderer of prostitutes, who is eventually revealed to be a member of the British royal family.

It was shown over 4 episodes in 1986 and also starred Lindsay Duncan, George Baker and Simon Callow.

It was filmed in a 1930's film noir style and costume with contemporary London settings. It aroused controversy due to sexually explicit scenes (notably one where the hero, imprisoned in a barn, was seduced by a female captor wearing only wellingtons).

It has never been repeated mores the pity.:cry:

[sixtyten]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Well spotted,Horus

[Milo]

Re: 80's Obscure show, wide boy and head in a box...

Yes !!!!!!!!


That's the fella, top man Horus.

Many Thanks.

Miles...