''Runners'' is a 1983 film written by

Stephen Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff (born 1 December 1952) is a British playwright, Film director, director and screenwriter. In 2006 Gerard Gilbert of ''The Independent'' described him as the UK's "pre-eminent TV dramatist" and that he had "inherited Dennis Po ...

, and directed by

Charles Sturridge Charles B. G. Sturridge (born 24 June 1951) is an English director and screenwriter. He is the recipient of a BAFTA Children's Award and four BAFTA TV Awards. He has also been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Early life and educat ...

. It stars

Kate Hardie Kate Hardie (born Kate Louise Oddie; 26 April 1968) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in '' The Krays'', ''Mona Lisa'' and the 2016 Channel 4 original series ''National Treasure''. Hardie's stage name is derived from those o ...

, James Fox and

Jane Asher Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946)''The International Who's Who of Women'', 3rd edition, ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Europa Publications, 2002, p. 29 is an English actress and author. She achieved early fame as a child actress and through her associatio ...

Premise

An English father heads for London in search of his missing teenage daughter.

Cast

as Rachel Lindsay * James Fox as Tom Lindsay *

as Helen * Eileen O'Brien as Gillian Lindsay *

Bernard Hill Bernard Hill (17 December 1944 – 5 May 2024) was an English actor. He was known for his versatile roles in both television and film, and his career spanned over fifty years. Hill first gained prominence as the troubled hard man Yosser Hughes ...

as Trevor Field

Box office

Goldcrest Films invested £721,000 in the film and earned £401,000 causing them to lose £320,000.

References

External links

* 1983 films Films scored by George Fenton Films directed by Charles Sturridge British drama films 1983 directorial debut films 1983 drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s British films {{1980s-UK-film-stub