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Dad's Dead
Dad's Dead
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  2. Dad's Dead

Dad's Dead

2002
7m
Drama
Animation

Status

Released

Release

2002

Runtime

7m

Storyline

Our narrator looks fondly back at his childhood in Liverpool and the antics of his best friend Johnno. Well known for being a showman and a keen one for joking and the like, Johnno starts to change for the worse after he announced that his father has died.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
7m
Dec 20, 2002
Languages
English
Director
Chris Shepherd
Production
Animate!
Animate!
Finetake Productions
Finetake Productions
Channel 4 Television
Channel 4 Television
Arts Council of England
Arts Council of England
Slinky Pictures
Slinky Pictures
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Narrator (voice)

Chris Freeney

Johnno

Dallas Messias

Johnno's Mum

John Murphy

Johnno's Dad

Charlotte McDougall

Lady in Children's Book

Joe Robson Rutherford

Boy in Children's Book

Dave Kent

Old Man

Kay D'Arcy

Narrator's Mother

Thomas Sturges-Allard

Hand Artist

Julie Maisey

Newsreader

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