Double Dare (1976)
1h 4m
Running Time
April 6, 1976Release Date
Double Dare (1976)
1h 4m
Running Time
April 6, 1976Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Martin Ellis (Alan Dobie) is a blocked screenwriter who invites Helen, an actress (Kika Markham), to a hotel in central London to discuss an idea for a play he is writing with her in mind. As they discuss the play, Martin discovers that a businessman and an escort named Carol are sat at a nearby table and appear to be speaking lines from the as yet unwritten piece. Martin becomes anxious at what will eventually become of the girl, already knowing that the play will not have a happy resolution
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Cast & Crew.
Alan Dobie
Martin Ellis
Kika Markham
Helen and Carol
Malcolm Terris
Client
Joe Melia
Ben
Linda Beckett
Client's wife
John Hamill
Peter
John Mackenzie
Director
Dennis Potter
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
"Double Dare" is the 24th episode of sixth season of the British BBC anthology TV series Play for Today. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 6 April 1976. "Double Dare" was written by Dennis Potter, directed by John Mackenzie, produced by Kenith Trodd, and starred Alan Dobie.
"Double Dare" explores the link between author and viewer, one of Potter's major themes, and is referenced several times in his later work. The play's title is taken from the 1938 Al Bowlly song "I Double Dare You", which is featured in both the opening and closing credits.