Absolute Hell
- TV comedy drama
- BBC Two
- 1991
- 1 episode
Black comedy broadcast as the first in BBC Two drama anthology Performance. Stars Judi Dench, Susan Porrett, Sylvia Barter, Ronald Pickup, Francesca Annis and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1991
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Judi Dench, Susan Porrett, Sylvia Barter, Ronald Pickup, Francesca Annis, Eileen Page, Gregory Floy, Charles Gray and more
- Writer
- Rodney Ackland
- Director
- Anthony Page
- Producers
- Simon Curtis and Glyn Edwards
- Company
Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after WW2. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Music by Jason Osborn.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 5th October 1991 at 9:30pm on BBC Two
- Episode length
- 120 minutes