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Movie 7.0 1988 1h 59m

Drowning by Numbers

Comedy, Crime, Drama

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.

Cast

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Cissie Colpitts

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Henry Madgett

Jason Edwards

Jason Edwards

Smut

Bryan Pringle

Bryan Pringle

Jake

Trevor Cooper

Trevor Cooper

Hardy

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Bellamy

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