Drowning by Numbers

Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.

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  Joan Plowright

  Cissie Colpitts
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  Juliet Stevenson

  Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
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  Joely Richardson

  Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
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  Bernard Hill

  Henry Madgett
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  Bryan Pringle

  Jake
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  Trevor Cooper

  Hardy
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  David Morrissey

  Bellamy
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  John Rogan

  Gregory
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  Jane Gurnett

  Nancy
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  Kenny Ireland

  Jonah Bognor