20 Sep 1991
The Fisher King
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.
Divorcing Jack
He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun
Top Billed Cast
David Thewlis Dan Starkey
Rachel Griffiths Lee Cooper
Jason Isaacs Cow Pat Keegan
Laura Fraser Margaret
Richard Gant Charles Parker
Laine Megaw Patricia Starkey
Bronagh Gallagher Taxi Driver
Kitty Aldridge Agnes Brinn
Robert Lindsay Michael Brinn
Adam Blackwood Young Starkey
Simon Magill Starkey's Brother
Gerard Jordan Pizza Shop Boy
Birdy Sweeney Lift Attendant
Doreen Keogh Margaret's Mother
Strapper Patch
Colin Murphy Giblet O' Gibber
Patrick Duncan Waiter
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