About Melissa
- Released on May 12, 1997
Award-winning war correspondent Guy Foster, distraught after the loss of his first wife, joins a cruise to Cape Town, where he meets beautiful and mysterious Melissa. A sophisticated blonde PR girl, Melissa is travelling with an exuberant group of media friends. Guy falls desperately in love with the exotic Melissa and she suggests they marry. But while they celebrate, dark events begin to take place. An elderly widower is ‘accidentally’ lost overboard. The bodies of a middle-aged couple are discovered in Cape Town. Then one of Melissa’s friends is brutally killed. The finger of suspicion falls on Guy – and when Melissa herself is killed, he is found bending over her bloodied corpse.
Full Cast of Melissa
Jennifer Ehle plays Melissa McKensie (5 episodes)
Tim Dutton plays Guy Foster (5 episodes)
Julie Walters plays Paula Hepburn (5 episodes)
Adrian Dunbar plays Graeme Hepburn (5 episodes)
Bill Paterson plays DCI Cameron (5 episodes)
Michael Angelis plays D.I. Kilshaw (5 episodes)
Hugh Quarshie plays George Bond (5 episodes)
Christopher Ryan plays Les Maurice (5 episodes)
Andrew Schofield plays Charlton Ffoulkes (5 episodes)
Diana Weston plays Hope Magenta (5 episodes)
David Ross plays Selwyn-Swanton (5 episodes)
Faith Edwards plays Bonnie Foster (5 episodes)
Gary Bleasdale plays Statto (5 episodes)
Nigel Pegram plays South African Doctor (5 episodes)
Neville Phillips plays South African Priest (5 episodes)
Alice Brighton plays Physiotherapist (5 episodes)
Joan Hooley plays Physiotherapist (5 episodes)
Kevin Rooney plays John Paul Bird (5 episodes)
Pat Jennings plays Himself, Party Guest (5 episodes)
Victor Ubogo plays Himself, Party Guest (5 episodes)
John Ringham plays Norman (5 episodes)
Laura Davenport plays Francesca Morris (5 episodes)
Yuri Stepanov plays Leo the Driver (5 episodes)
Ben Miles plays Editor (5 episodes)
Terence Harvey plays Awards Presenter (5 episodes)
Clarence Smith plays Stevie Charleston (5 episodes)
Christopher Adamson plays 1st Hood (5 episodes)
Jamie Foreman plays 2nd Hood (5 episodes)
Paul Henry plays Removal Man (5 episodes)
Ian St. John plays Himself, Party Guest (5 episodes)
Lionel Blair plays Himself, Party Guest (5 episodes)
Pat Cash plays Himself, Party Guest (5 episodes)
Willie Thorne plays Himself, Party Guest (5 episodes)
Morgan Deare plays American Reporter (5 episodes)
Crew of Melissa
Directing
Production
Sound
Writing
- Jennifer Ehle
- Tim Dutton
- Julie Walters
- Adrian Dunbar
- Bill Paterson
- Michael Angelis
- Hugh Quarshie
- Christopher Ryan
- Andrew Schofield
- Diana Weston
- David Ross
- Faith Edwards
- Gary Bleasdale
- Nigel Pegram
- Neville Phillips
- Alice Brighton
- Joan Hooley
- Kevin Rooney
- Pat Jennings
- Victor Ubogo
- John Ringham
- Laura Davenport
- Yuri Stepanov
- Ben Miles
- Terence Harvey
- Clarence Smith
- Christopher Adamson
- Jamie Foreman
- Paul Henry
- Ian St. John
- Lionel Blair
- Pat Cash
- Willie Thorne
- Morgan Deare