The Chain 40 years old

Your life in their vans.

Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.

Credits

The Chain Cast

Name Character
Billie Whitelaw She was 51, 82 years old when she died as Mrs. Andreos
Denis Lawson He was 36, now 76 years old as Keith
Bernard Hill He was 39, now 79 years old as Nick
Phyllis Logan She was 27, now 68 years old as Alison
Leo McKern He was 63, 82 years old when he died as Thomas
Nigel Hawthorne He was 54, 72 years old when he died as Mr Thorn
David Troughton He was 33, now 73 years old as Dudley
Warren Mitchell He was 57, 89 years old when he died as Bamber
Anna Massey She was 46, 73 years old when she died as Betty
Mark Dignam He was 74, 80 years old when he died as Ambrose
Herbert Norville He was 17, now 57 years old as Des
Gary Waldhorn He was 40, now 80 years old as Tornado
John Rowe He was 309, 72 years old when he died as Alex
Ben Onwukwe He was 26, now 66 years old as 1st Removal Man
Rita Wolf She was 23, now 64 years old as Carrie
Judy Parfitt She was 48, now 88 years old as Deidre
Carmen Munroe She was 51, now 91 years old as Des's Mum
Patsy Smart She was 65, 77 years old when she died as Old Lady
Jade Magri as Tasha
Anne Tirard She was 66, 86 years old when she died as Homeless Old Lady
Christopher Ettridge He was 35, now 76 years old as Removal Man
George Rossi He was 23, now 63 years old as 3rd Removal Man

The Chain Crew

Name Department
Irene Lamb as Casting. Production
Stanley Myers as Music. He was 53 (63) years old when He died Sound
Jack Rosenthal as Writer. He was 52 (72) years old when He died Writing
Jack Gold as Director. He was 53 (now 93) years old Directing
Wolfgang Suschitzky as Cinematography. He was 71 (now 111) years old Crew
David Deutsch as Executive Producer. He was 31 (now 71) years old Production
John Paul Chapple as Producer. Production
The Chain poster
The Chain (40 years)

Your life in their vans.

  • Release day: Sunday, January 01, 1984
  • Runtime: 100 minutes