The Zero Imperative

January. 01,1994      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murders, all committed near a soon-to-be-closed psychiatric hospital. When the hospital is unexpectedly reprieved by rich Industrialist Peter Russell events seem to move out of Liz's control. Are the incumbent director of the clinic, Doctor Dove and his predecessor Doctor O'Kane harboring the killer? What is the centuries-old horror hidden in the grounds? And what exactly is the secret of room zero?

Caroline John as  Dr. Elizabeth Shaw
Jon Pertwee as  Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane
Sylvester McCoy as  Dr. Colin Dove
Colin Baker as  Peter Russell
Mark Gatiss as  Dr. William Bruffin
Louise Jameson as  Patricia Haggard
Sophie Aldred as  Public Relations Officer
Linda Lusardi as  Louise Bayliss
Jonathan Rigby as  Cummings
Alexander Kirk as  Orderly

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Reviews

Phonearl
1994/01/01

Good start, but then it gets ruined

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Executscan
1994/01/02

Expected more

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AshUnow
1994/01/03

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Kaydan Christian
1994/01/04

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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