Writer:	Dennis Potter
Director:	Renny Rye
Star:	Diane Ladd (Martina Matilda Masdon),  Grant Masters (Tony Watson),  Frances De La Tour (Emma Porlock),  Henry Goodman (David Siltz),  Ciaran Hinds (Fyodor Glazunov),  Saffron Burrows (Sandra Sollars),  Ganiat Kasumu (Luanda Partington),  Carmen Ejogo (Blinda)
Guest Star:	John Forgeham (Tramp),  Malcolm Rogers (Preacher),  Berry Hill Silver Band (Band),  Adam Bareham (Daniel's Father),  Joe Roberts (Young Daniel/Chris),  Children of Haberdashers Monmouth School (Choir & Children),  Claudia Malkovich (Kaya),  Children of St. John's On The Hill School (Choir & Children),  David Foxxe (Andrew Milton),  Children of St. Briavels Parochial Primary School (Choir & Children)

More crew:Extras Co-Ordinator ... Candy MarloweThird Assistant Director ... Sallie-Ann Hard Location Manager ... Marilla ElliottProduction Accountant ... Wendy EllerkerProducers' Assistants ... Alexandra Harris and Jessica RobinsonProduction Runner ... Naomi ConranSupervising Art Director ... Andrew MunroProduction Buyer ... David FysonStand-by Props ... Barry Arnold and Nick MilnerDressing Props ... Gordon Billings and Hugh FottrellVisual Effects Props ... Richard Van Den BerghAssistant Costume Designer ... Lizzie DannWardrobe Supervisor ... Mandy HarperWardrobe Assistants ... Mark Holmes and Kevin JonesMake-Up & Hair Designer & Artist Special Effects ... Frances HannonModel Cameraman ... Paul WilsonSteadicam Operator ... Peter RobertsonClapper Loader ... Sophia WellingtonBest Boy ... Barrie MoreElectricians ... Tony Burns, Mitch Spooner and Mark ClarkConstruction Manager ... Alan ChestersConstruction Supervisor ... James P. ForanRigger Supervisor ... Neil CarrStand-Bys ... David 'Ned' Kelly, Derek Ede, Brian Morris and James WelchAssembly Editor ... Wendy Edgar-JonesAssistant Editor ... Mark LaneSound Recordist ... Clive DerbyshireSound Assistants ... Alex Marsden and Simon DartDubbing Mixers ... Robin O'Donoghue and Dominic LesterAssistant Sound Editor ... Matt PalmerFoley Editor ... Matthew GlenADR Editor ... Peter BondDialogue Editor ... Tim HandsVehicles & Autocubes Built by ... Any EffectsDigital Effects Designed by ... The Computer Film CompanyUnit Drivers ... Terry Tapping, Sean O'Connor, Ron Narduzzo and John SwanMusic Performed by ... The London Symphony Orchestra (edit)

Emma: "We know he was a writer.... And there is something else we ought to bear in mind about writers.... The fact that they tell stories.... They tell tales. They make things up."
Fyodor: "You mean--they are liars."
Emma (a little shamefaced): "Well--it's something to bear in mind. Isn't it?"
(This harks back to "writer--liar" in the word-association game in episode 5 of The Singing Detective, though it is a broader theme in Potter's earlier work, as well.) (edit)

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