Series synopsis
Cold Lazarus is a British drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Channel 4 on May 26, 1996. It ended on June 16, 1996. It was created by Dennis Potter. It stars Albert Finney, Ciarán Hinds, Grant Masters and Frances de la Tour.
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 discontinu ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Albert Finney as Daniel Feeld
- Ciarán Hinds as Fyodor
- Grant Masters as Tony Watson
- Frances de la Tour as Dr Emma Porlock
- Ganiat Kasumu as Luanda
- Henry Goodman as David Siltz
- Carmen Ejogo as Blinda
- Saffron Burrows as Sandra Sollars
Guest cast
- Joe Roberts as Young Daniel / Chris
- Diane Ladd as Martina Masdon
- Tara Woodward as Beth
- Rob Brydon as Karl
- Anna Chancellor as Anna Griffiths
- Rupert Penry-Jones as Policeman / Milkman
- David Foxxe as Andrew Milton
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | May 26, 1996 | June 16, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
One The year is 2368 and a group of scientists are on the brink of a major breakthrough as they begin to tap into the memory of a man - Daniel Feeld - who died in the 1990s |
May 26, 1996 |
| 2 |
Two Emma and her team are disturbed by unnerving happenings in the Lazams project. Daniel Feeld's head is 'remembering' some disturbing events from his distant past. |
June 2, 1996 |
| 3 |
Three Emma accepts the offer of David Siltz to provide unlimited funding for a laboratory in return for the right to broadcast the memories of Daniel Feeld on his global entertainment network. |
June 9, 1996 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 26, 1996 |
| Last aired | June 16, 1996 |
| Runtime | 65 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |