DramaTV Movie
Watch Needle (1990) Official Trailer
10 / 10 IMDb September 12, 1990 1h 23m
Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.
Director
Runtime
1h 23m
Release Date
September 12, 1990
Genre
Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Cast
Sean McKee
as Danny
Emma Bird
as Paula
Pete Postlethwaite
as Paula's Father
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Anna Keaveney
as Council Leader
John Bennett
as Chief Constable
Paul Barber
as Drugs Counsellor
No photo
Gary Mavers
as John
Jake Abraham
as Greg
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Andrew Naylor
as Degsy
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Philip Foster
as Rollo
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John Shackley
as Stew
Stephen Walters
as Viaduct Boy
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Arthur Kelly
as Bent Detective
Paul Codman
as Arresting Officer
Andrew Schofield
as Chief Vigilante
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John Conteh
as Charlie
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Carleen Ann Lundon
as Radio Reporter
Angela Walsh
as Angry Mother
Mark Moraghan
as Binman
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Thomas Branch
as Shop Steward
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