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Needle

5
Length83 mins
LanguageEnglish
Release Date1990-09-12
StatusReleased
Drama
TV Movie

Synopsis

Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.

Top Cast

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    Sean McKee

    Danny

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    Emma Bird

    Paula

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    Pete Postlethwaite

    Paula's Father

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    Anna Keaveney

    Council Leader

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    John Bennett

    Chief Constable

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    Paul Barber

    Drugs Counsellor

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    Gary Mavers

    John

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    Jake Abraham

    Greg

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    Andrew Naylor

    Degsy

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    Philip Foster

    Rollo

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    John Shackley

    Stew

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    Stephen Walters

    Viaduct Boy

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    Arthur Kelly

    Bent Detective

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    Paul Codman

    Arresting Officer

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    Andrew Schofield

    Chief Vigilante

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    John Conteh

    Charlie

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    Carleen Ann Lundon

    Radio Reporter

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    Angela Walsh

    Angry Mother

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    Mark Moraghan

    Binman

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    Thomas Branch

    Shop Steward

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    Paul Broughton

    Pete - Danny's Cellmate

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    Tim Barlow

    Jack - Danny's Cellmate

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    David Rooney

    Interviewing Officer

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    Maureen O'Brien

    Prison Doctor

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    Bunny May

    Prison Warder

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    Vincent Maguire

    Captain's Mate

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    Peter Faulkner

    Ferry Passenger

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    Michael Strobel

    Ferry Engineer

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    Geoffrey Hughes

    Repo Man

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    Ina Clough

    Old Woman

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    Noreen Kershaw

    Prostitute

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    Chris Darwin

    Man at Meeting

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    Kenneth Farrington

    Businessman

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    Al T. Kossy

    Wino

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    Carl Chase

    Taxi Driver

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