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Old Flames (Original title)
Dates: 1989 (Copyright), 14 January 1990 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Christopher Morahan

Synopsis: Successful barrister Daniel and wealthy recluse Quass find themselves throwm together by a strange conspiracy.

Genre:
Drama

Subject:
Conspiracy

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 14 January 1990Broadcast company: BBCCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:15-23:40Slot duration: 85 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Credits (29)
©: BBC, Production Company: BBC TV, Produced by: Kenith Trodd, Production Associate: Carolyn Montagu, Production Manager: Bill Craske, Production Manager: Brett Fallis, Production Manager: Susannah Maclean, Assistant Floor Manager: Linda Buxton, Assistant Floor Manager: Melanie Dicks, Production Assistant: Charlotte Blair, 1st Assistant [Director]: Bill Craske, Casting Adviser: Susie Bruffin, [Written] by: Simon Gray, Lighting Cameraman: David Feig, Gaffer: Pat Deveney, Grip: Steve Philips, Editor: Bill Wright, Production Design: Don Taylor, Buffy Kimm, Graphic Designer: Linda Sherwood-Page, Properties Buyer: John Bush, Costume Designer: Anna Buruma, Make-up Design: Jan Sewell, Kate Benton, Music: Stephen Oliver, Film Recordist: Terry Elms, Dubbing Mixer: Stephen Young, Legal Advice: Bernard Simons
Cast (26)
Simon Callow (Quass), Stephen Fry (Daniel), Miriam Margolyes (Nellie), Clive Francis (Jackaboy), Graham Seed (cricketer), Christopher Driscoll (man in car park), Hetty Baynes (Sophie), Frank Ellis (Herman), Peter Guinness (Parkes), Michael Haughey (green cap), Ursula Jones (photographer), Ray Sparks (her [photographer's] companion), Shaheen Khan (Zelda), Henry Goodman (Strauss), Romolo Bruni (Luigi), Celia Imrie (Davina), Zoe Rutland (Caroline), Helen Hazeldene (secretary), James Coyle (Cookson), Harry Littlewood (club porter), Roger Hammond (member), David Hatton (servant), Andrew Bradford (Hopjoy), John Atkinson (judge), Tim Meats (doctor), Judy Holt (nurse)