The Vision

Name: The Vision
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988-01-09
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Lee Remick, Eileen Atkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Paul Maxwell

IMDb ID: tt0094273 · Year: 1988 · Rating: 7.1 (67 votes)

Genres: Drama

Veteran broadcaster James Marriner is persuaded to front a new big budget national family TV channel. But he begins to suspect that the channel is a front for something much more sinister and political.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesNo alternate titles listed on IMDb.Content RatingTV-14Release Date1988-01-09Runtime104 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordstelevision
evangelist
cult
conspiracy
independent filmFilming LocationsWindmill Hill Business Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, UKProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
WW Entertainment
Polymuse International TVIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094273/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0094273.jpgUpdated At2025-10-03T08:14:10

Directors

Norman Stone

Writers

William Nicholson

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Dirk Bogarde | Character: James Marriner
Actor: Lee Remick | Character: Grace Gardner
Actor: Eileen Atkins | Character: Helen Marriner
Actor: Helena Bonham Carter | Character: Jo Marriner
Actor: Paul Maxwell | Character: Bill Freed
Actor: Philip O'Brien | Character: Charlie Parrott
Actor: Bruce Boa | Character: Channel President
Actor: Lynda Bellingham | Character: Mary Morris
Actor: Alan Curtis | Character: Lord Mallory
Actor: David Lyon | Character: Richard Beck
Actor: Lisabeth Miles | Character: Margaret Bunn
Actor: Richard Cubison | Character: Derek Miles
Actor: Bruce Montague | Character: Geoffrey Gilman
Actor: Michael Lees | Character: John Harvey
Actor: Philip Goldacre | Character: Richard Jenkins
Actor: Tony Phillips | Character: First Agent
Actor: Frank Rozelaar-Green | Character: Second Agent
Actor: Alan Rowlands | Character: Carson
Actor: Elizabeth Baker | Character: Party Hostess
Actor: James Frank Benson | Character: First Pressman
Actor: Josh Richards | Character: Second Pressman
Actor: Hugh Thomas | Character: Studio Director
Actor: Martin Jones | Character: News Editor
Actor: Linda Jesticoe | Character: Drama Producer
Actor: Steve Parry | Character: Personnel Officer
Actor: Catherine Llewelyn | Character: Girl in Commercial
Actor: Daniel Barbato | Character: Boy in Commercial
Actor: Siwan Bowen Davies | Character: Young Girl Singer
Actor: Alastair Meikle | Character: Munich Controller
Actor: Gwenno Dafydd | Character: Milan Controller
Actor: Esther A'Court | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Huw Lloyd | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Timothy Clode | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Nadio Edwards | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: David Edwards | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Stephen Mullan | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Dyfed Evans | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Ceri Phillips | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Andrew Fundell | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Justine Platts | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Sioned Guy | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Susan Watts | Character: People Channel Singer
Actor: Derek Lyons | Character: Bike Rider
Actor: Ann Oswald | Character: Vision Mixer
Actor: Alan Worth | Character: Limo Driver

[Directors Group]
Name: Norman Stone | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: William Nicholson | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: David M. Thompson | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Bill Connor | Role: Composer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Catherine Davies | Role: Makeup Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Paul Istance | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094273/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: November 26, 1987 (BFI London Film Festival)
United Kingdom: January 9, 1988

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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