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Message for Posterity

8.019941h 37mMovieDramaTV Movie

A version of Dennis Potter's play for television, remade shortly before his death as the original 1960s version had been wiped.

DirectorDavid Hugh Jones
WriterDennis Potter

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Cast · Directed by David Hugh Jones

EPEric Porter
Eric Porter
James Player
JNJohn Neville
John Neville
Sir David Browning
PGPatrick Godfrey
Patrick Godfrey
1st Conservative MP
NS
Nicholas Selby
2nd Conservative MP
ACAnnette Crosbie
Annette Crosbie
1st Labour MP
THTony Haygarth
Tony Haygarth
2nd Labour MP
STSophie Thompson
Sophie Thompson
Gillian Player
RPRonald Pickup
Ronald Pickup
Richard Browning

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Message for Posterity — streaming FAQ

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Message for Posterity isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

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Message for Posterity hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 16, 1994. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.