Drowning by Numbers

Drowning by Numbers (1988) is a comedy, crime film directed by Peter Greenaway rated 7.0/10.

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.

Cast

Joan Plowright

Cissie Colpitts

Juliet Stevenson

Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)

Joely Richardson

Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)

Bernard Hill

Henry Madgett

Jason Edwards

Smut

Bryan Pringle

Jake

Trevor Cooper

Hardy

David Morrissey

Bellamy

John Rogan

Gregory

Paul Mooney

Teigan

Jane Gurnett

Nancy

Kenny Ireland

Jonah Bognor