After Pilkington

After Pilkington
Genre	Drama
Written by	Simon Gray
Directed by	Christopher Morahan
Starring	Bob Peck; Miranda Richardson; Gary Waldhorn; Barry Foster; Reina James; Richard Brenner
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1
Production
Running time	100 minutes
Release
Original release	25th January 1987

After Pilkington is a BBC television drama film (a black comedy) written by Simon Gray, starring Miranda Richardson, Bob Peck and Barry Foster.[1] It was first broadcast as part of BBC Two's Screen Two series, in 1987.[2]

Plot

The quiet life of Oxford professor James Westgate (Bob Peck) is shattered when he is introduced to Penny (Miranda Richardson), the wife of his crass new colleague (Barry Foster). Westgate recognises her as his childhood sweetheart "Patch", and the two resume their friendship. Westgate is bored with his mundane college life, including his German friend Boris who experiments on animals in the lab, and his lady friend Amanda, as well as the attentions of a shy male student who claims to be in love with him. He is only too happy to be diverted into joining Penny in her search for missing archaeologist Pilkington (a fellow Oxford colleague). As Westgate's obsession with his childhood friend grows, he is drawn into a tangle of misunderstanding, intrigue, and murder. Bob Peck imbues his character with comic ineptitude.

The film frequently has the 4th movement from Schubert's Trout Quintet on the soundtrack.

Awards and nominations

Best Actress (nomination): Miranda Richardson - BAFTA TV Awards[3]
Best Fiction (won) - Prix Italia[4]

Cast

Bob Peck as James Westgate
Miranda Richardson as Penny 'Patch' Newhouse
Reina James as Amanda
Gary Waldhorn as Boris
Barry Foster as Derek
Sarah Butler as Young Penny
Richard Grant as Young James
Richard Brenner as Wilkins
Mary Miller as Deirdre Pilkington
Derek Ware as Pilkington
Nigel Nevinson as Doctor
John Gill as Pottsy

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References

"After Pilkington (1987)". BFI.
"Screen Two: After Pilkington". 25 January 1987. p. 33 – via BBC Genome.
"1988 Television Actress | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
"BFI Screenonline: Morahan, Christopher (1929-) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.

External links

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[1] "After Pilkington (1987)". BFI.

[2] "Screen Two: After Pilkington". 25 January 1987. p. 33 – via BBC Genome.

[3] "1988 Television Actress | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.

[4] "BFI Screenonline: Morahan, Christopher (1929-) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.