Can You Hear Me Thinking?

Sep 30, 1990

1h 25m

★ 10.0

Overview

Real life husband and wife Judi Dench and Michael Williams star in this Screen One film as the parents of teenage boy diagnosed with schizophrenia

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

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Cast

Anne

Judi Dench

Kevin

Michael Williams

Danny

Richard Henders

Mark

Nathaniel Coombes

Dr. Sher

Antony Ingram

Rosemary

Paula Jacobs

Dr. Silverton

Heather Ramsey

Leslie

Chris Stanton

Officer Colleague

Christopher Burgess

Jenny

Sally Bretton

Nurse

Ranjit Nakara

Charge Nurse

Richard Syms

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