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Rain on the Roof

6.219801h 15mMovieTV MovieDrama

Another of Dennis Potter's "visitation dramas": Adultery by John disturbs Janet, so she flirts with the simple, mistreated Billy during the middle of giving him a reading lesson. Unfortunately, it triggers aggressive behavior in Billy which he directs toward John.

DirectorAlan Bridges
WriterDennis Potter

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Cast · Directed by Alan Bridges

CCCheryl Campbell
Cheryl Campbell
Janet
MS
Malcolm Stoddard
John
MCMichael Culver
Michael Culver
Malcolm
MHMadeleine Hinde
Madeleine Hinde
Emma
ESEwan Stewart
Ewan Stewart
Billy

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Rain on the Roof — streaming FAQ

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Rain on the Roof hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 14, 1980. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.