The Idiot's Lantern

In 1953 London, the police are abducting people from their homes. The people of Britain gather around their new-fangled "tele-vision" sets to celebrate the new Queen's coronation - but something strange is affecting the signal.

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Maureen Lipman

The Wire

Ron Cook

Magpie

Jamie Foreman

Eddie Connolly

Debra Gillett

Rita Connolly

Rory Jennings

Tommy Connolly

Margaret John

Grandma Connolly

Kevin Hudson

Delivery Man (uncredited)

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Mark Gatiss

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Euros Lyn

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Rory Taylor

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