21 Sep 2009
Taking Chance
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
Castaway
One Year on a Deserted Tropical Island. 'Wife' 20-30 needed to accompany man 35+. Write to Box 775 with details and evening phone number.
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.
Top Billed Cast
Oliver Reed Gerald Kingsland
Amanda Donohoe Lucy Irvine
Georgina Hale Sister Saint Margaret
Frances Barber Sister Saint Winifred
Tony Rickards Jason
Todd Rippon Rod
John Sessions Man in Pub
Virginia Hey Janice
Sorel Johnson Laura
Len Peihopa Ronald
Paul Reynolds Mike Kingsland
Sean Hamilton Geoffrey Kingsland
Sarah Harper Swimming Teacher
Stephen Jenn Shop Manager
Joseph Blatchley Registrar
Simon Dormandy Jackson
Ruth Hudson Receptionist
Gordon Honeycombe TV Newsreader
Arthur Cox Inland Revenue Manager (uncredited)
Richard Johnson Lawyer (uncredited)
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