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The Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1983)
I still want a copy of this, it's very surreal!!
5 December 2002 - 5 out of 5 users found this review helpful.
It's a very surreal studio based version of the play. Very much of it's era, I saw it in 1983 when it first came out and again about 5 years ago (a friend had taped it).
For those unfamiliar with the play it concerns the investigation of how an anarchist fell to his death from the window of a police station. The only issue is that the investigating magistrate is an imposter, or an escaped lunatic.
He has the policemen involved tied up in knots by his actions.
The end poses a moral question over state vs anarchy.
I did ask Channel 4 if they would ever show it again and they said probably not. A great pity.
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