Melissa 26 years old
Award-winning war correspondent Guy Foster, distraught after the loss of his first wife, joins a cruise to Cape Town, where he meets beautiful and mysterious Melissa. A sophisticated blonde PR girl, Melissa is travelling with an exuberant group of media friends. Guy falls desperately in love with the exotic Melissa and she suggests they marry. But while they celebrate, dark events begin to take place. An elderly widower is ‘accidentally’ lost overboard. The bodies of a middle-aged couple are discovered in Cape Town. Then one of Melissa’s friends is brutally killed. The finger of suspicion falls on Guy – and when Melissa herself is killed, he is found bending over her bloodied corpse.
Credits
Julie Walters
Paula Hepburn
Jennifer Ehle
Melissa McKensie
Adrian Dunbar
Graeme Hepburn
Andrew Schofield
Charlton Ffoulkes
Ben Miles
Editor
Michael Angelis
D.I. Kilshaw
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Julie Walters She was 47 , now 74 years old | as Paula Hepburn |
| Jennifer Ehle She was 27 , now 54 years old | as Melissa McKensie |
| Adrian Dunbar He was 38 , now 65 years old | as Graeme Hepburn |
| Ben Miles He was 29 , now 56 years old | as Editor |
| Andrew Schofield He was 38 , now 65 years old | as Charlton Ffoulkes |
| Michael Angelis He was 45 , now 72 years old | as D.I. Kilshaw |
| Bill Paterson He was 51 , now 78 years old | as DCI Cameron |
| Hugh Quarshie He was 42 , now 69 years old | as George Bond |
| Joan Hooley She was 60 , now 87 years old | as Physiotherapist |
| Lionel Blair He was 65 , now 92 years old | as Himself, Party Guest |
| Terence Harvey He was 52 , 72 years old when he died | as Awards Presenter |
| Jamie Foreman He was 38 , now 65 years old | as 2nd Hood |
| John Ringham He was 69 , 80 years old when he died | as Norman |
| Tim Dutton He was 33 , now 60 years old | as Guy Foster |
| Faith Edwards | as Bonnie Foster |
| Neville Phillips He was 69 , now 96 years old | as South African Priest |
| Yuri Stepanov He was 29 , 42 years old when he died | as Leo the Driver |
| Nigel Pegram | as South African Doctor |
| Alice Brighton | as Physiotherapist |
| Christopher Adamson He was 40 , now 67 years old | as 1st Hood |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Richard Harvey Sound He was 43 , now 70 years old | Original Music Composer |
| Francis Durbridge Writing He was 84 , 85 years old when he died | Novel |
| Keith Thompson Production | Producer |
| Alan Bleasdale Writing He was 51 , now 78 years old | Screenplay |
| Bill Anderson Directing He was 59 , 60 years old when he died | Director |
Melissa (26 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1997-05-12
- Runtime: [55] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 5
