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Spider's Web
Spider's Web

Spider's Web

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Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming. 'Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?' she muses. Clarissa has her chance to find out when she discovers a body in the drawing-room of her house in Kent.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

26 December 1982

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith

Clarissa Hailsham-Brown

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Sir Rowland Delahaye

Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Hugo Birch

Holly Aird

Holly Aird

Pippa Hailsham-Brown

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mildred Peake

David Yelland

David Yelland

Jeremy Warrender

John Barcroft

John Barcroft

Inspector Lord

Jonathan Newth

Jonathan Newth

Henry Hailsham-Brown

Brian Protheroe

Brian Protheroe

Oliver Costello

David Crosse

David Crosse

Elgin

Mark Draper

Mark Draper

Constable Jones

Lee Fox

Lee Fox

Doctor

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