Visitors 37 years old

This was the last of Dennis Potter's "one-shot, one-slot" plays for television. It had its origins in Potter's 1983 play "Sufficient Carbohydrate," about two middle-aged executives, one English, one American, who both work for the same multinational food company. Together, they vacation with their wives on a Greek island. In the TV adaptation, British businessman Jack becomes bitter as he faces the prospect of seeing his family company taken over by an American corporation. On a holiday at an Italian villa with his new manager, Eddie, he begins to stir up antagonism prompting Eddie's son Clayton to fantasize a murderous outcome.

Credits

Visitors Cast

Name Character
Michael Brandon He was 41, now 79 years old as Eddie
John Standing He was 52, now 89 years old as Jack
Glynis Barber She was 31, now 68 years old as Lucy
Robert MacNaughton He was 20, now 57 years old as Clayton
Nicola Pagett She was 41, now 78 years old as Elizabeth

Visitors Crew

Name Department
Dennis Potter as Writer. He was 51 (59) years old when He died Writing
Visitors (37 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, February 22, 1987
  • Runtime: 89 minutes