The Plot

Cold Lazarus is a four-part British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying of pancreatic cancer. Forming the second half of a pair with the television serial Karaoke, it is Potter's sole science fiction work. In a bleak, synthetic 24th-century dystopian Britain, scientists work on reviving the mind of 20th-century writer Daniel Feeld, whose head was frozen after Feeld's death shortly after the events of 'Karaoke'. Progress has not been made, so discontinuation is considered, but media mogul David Siltz, who has been spying on the project, envisages a fortune from broadcasting Feeld's memories on TV.

Top Billed Cast

Albert Finney
Daniel Feeld Ciarán Hinds
Fyodor Grant Masters
Tony Watson Frances de la Tour
Dr Emma Porlock Ganiat Kasumu
Luanda Henry Goodman
David Siltz Carmen Ejogo
Blinda Saffron Burrows
Sandra Sollars

Created By

Dennis Potter
Creator