Cold Lazarus

Synopsis

Cold Lazarus is a four-part British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying of pancreatic cancer. Forming the second half of a pair with the television serial Karaoke, it is Potter's sole science fiction work. In a bleak, synthetic 24th-century dystopian Britain, scientists work on reviving the mind of 20th-century writer Daniel Feeld, whose head was frozen after Feeld's death shortly after the events of 'Karaoke'. Progress has not been made, so discontinuation is considered, but media mogul David Siltz, who has been spying on the project, envisages a fortune from broadcasting Feeld's memories on TV.

First Air Date: 1996-05-26

Last Air Date: 1996-06-16

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Dennis Potter

Networks: Channel 4

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Top Cast

Albert Finney as Daniel Feeld
Ciarán Hinds as Fyodor
Grant Masters as Tony Watson
Frances de la Tour as Dr Emma Porlock
Ganiat Kasumu as Luanda
Henry Goodman as David Siltz
Carmen Ejogo as Blinda
Saffron Burrows as Sandra Sollars
Joe Roberts as Young Daniel / Chris
Diane Ladd as Martina Masdon

Seasons

Miniseries (1996)

In a bleak, synthetic 24th-century dystopian Britain, scientists work on reviving the mind of 20th-century writer Daniel Feeld, whose head was frozen after Feeld's death shortly after the events of 'Karaoke'. Progress has not been made, so discontinuation is considered, but media mogul David Siltz, who has been spying on the project, envisages a fortune from broadcasting Feeld's memories on TV.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: One (1996-05-26)

The year is 2368 and a group of scientists are on the brink of a major breakthrough as they begin to tap into the memory of a man - Daniel Feeld - who died in the 1990s
Ep. 2: Two (1996-06-02)

Emma and her team are disturbed by unnerving happenings in the Lazams project. Daniel Feeld's head is 'remembering' some disturbing events from his distant past.
Ep. 3: Three (1996-06-09)

Emma accepts the offer of David Siltz to provide unlimited funding for a laboratory in return for the right to broadcast the memories of Daniel Feeld on his global entertainment network.
Ep. 4: Four (1996-06-16)

Daniel Feeld's frozen head has been stolen from the cryogenics laboratory at the Masdon Science Centre by media mogul Dasid Siltz and scientist Emma Porlock.