Drowning by Numbers
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
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Joan PlowrightCissie Colpitts
Juliet StevensonCissie Colpitts (Daughter)
Joely RichardsonCissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
Bernard HillHenry MadgettJ Jason EdwardsSmut
Bryan PringleJake
Trevor CooperHardy
David MorrisseyBellamy
John RoganGregoryP Paul MooneyTeigan
Jane GurnettNancy
Kenny IrelandJonah BognorWhere to watch
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Release date 1988-09-02
Countries United Kingdom · Netherlands
Production & box office Budget $1.5M · Box office $424.8K
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