Artemis 81

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Artemis 81 is a British television play which was written by David Rudkin and directed by Alastair Reid.[1] Commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, it was broadcast by the BBC on 29 December 1981.

Plot summary[edit]

Occult novelist Gideon Harlax (Hywel Bennett) is drawn into an epic battle between Helith (Sting), the Angel of Light and Asrael (Roland Curram), the Angel of Death.

Original cast[edit]

Hywel Bennett, Dinah Stabb, Dan O'Herlihy, Ian Redford, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sting and Roland Curram.[2]

DVD release[edit]

Artemis 81 was released on DVD in 2007.[3] It was incorrectly issued as Artemis '81. The 81 is the number of a star, not a date.[4]

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