Bed

Synopsis

Jim Cartwright’s fantasy on old age and death is a surreal exploration of life and dreams set in old people’s home into which an ex-sea captain (Lionel Jeffries) dream that he joins the ‘sleep club’ led by the spiteful ‘Bed Head’ (Richard E Grant).

Series

Performance, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 21/10/95.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Cartwright, Jim; drama in English; old people; residential homes; television drama

Credits

Director

Steve Shill

Producer

Kevin Loader

Writer

Jim Cartwright

Cast

Lionel Jeffries
Richard E. Grant

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’