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Blade on the Feather is a television drama by Dennis Potter, broadcast by ITV on 19 October 1980 as the first in a loosely connected trilogy of plays exploring language and betrayal. A pastiche of the John Le Carré spy thriller and transmitted eleven months after Anthony Blunt was exposed as the 'fourth man', the drama combines two of Potter's major themes: the visitation motif and political disillusionment. The play's title is taken from "The Eton Boating Song".
Original Release
10/19/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kika Markham | Linda Cavendish |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Christabel Cavendish |
| Donald Pleasence | Professor Jason Cavendish / Professor John Cavendish |
| Tom Conti | Daniel Young |
| Gareth Forwood | Doctor |
| Denholm Elliott | Jack Hill |
| Bill Weston | Andrew Cartwright |
| Joel Samuel | Young Daniel |
| Alvar Liddell | Newsreader |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kika Markham | Linda Cavendish |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Christabel Cavendish |
| Donald Pleasence | Professor Jason Cavendish / Professor John Cavendish |
| Tom Conti | Daniel Young |
| Gareth Forwood | Doctor |
| Denholm Elliott | Jack Hill |
| Bill Weston | Andrew Cartwright |
| Joel Samuel | Young Daniel |
| Alvar Liddell | Newsreader |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tony Wharmby | Executive Producer |
| Kenith Trodd | Producer |
