''Dead Sleep'' is a 1990 Australian horror film about a series of suspicious deaths that occur in a psychiatric ward. The cast includes Linda Blair, veteran Australian actor Tony Bonner and Vassy Costiopoulos.Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p40 The film went straight to video.

Plot synopsis

Based on actual events, Maggie Healy ( Linda Blair) works at a

mental hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociati ...

and learns the grisly truth about Dr. Jonathan Heckett ( Tony Bonner) who performs suspicious operations on comatose patients.

Cast

* Linda Blair as Maggie Healey * Tony Bonner as Dr. Jonathan Heckett *Andrew Booth as Hugh Clayton * Christine Amor as Sister Kereby *Sueyan Cox as Kaye * Brian Moll as Dr. Shamberg *Vassy Cotsopoulos as Thena Fuery *Craig Cronin as Dr. Harry Lark *Peta Downes as Jessica Sharp *Suzie MacKenzie as Wendy *Russell Krause as Orderly *

Slim de Grey Clifford Frank de Grey (20 May 1918 – 16 March 2007), better known as Slim De Grey, was an English-Australian actor, compere, musician, lyricist, composer and comedian. He served in the Australian Army during World War II, seeing action in th ...

as Mr McCarthy

References

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