The Chest

The Chest

50 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 12, 1997

Comedy drama about John Croft (Neil Morrissey), a failed businessman who is heavily in debt when he finds a wallet which contains a map which he later finds could lead him to hidden treasure. He decides to search for the treasure alone, but Roland Blood (Jim Carter), a dealer in naval antiquities, is not far behind. Croft follows the clues on the map from a castle to a church to a seaside promotory and finds the spot where the treasure was buried is the site of a new beachside housing development. He tries to buy the house, but his bank manager does not look kindly on his proposal and his wife is about to discover that he re-mortgaged her home. He decides to take drastic action…

The Chest

50 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 12, 1997

The Chest
Comedy drama about John Croft (Neil Morrissey), a failed businessman who is heavily in debt when he finds a wallet which contains a map which he later finds could lead him to hidden treasure. He decides to search for the treasure alone, but Roland Blood (Jim Carter), a dealer in naval antiquities, is not far behind. Croft follows the clues on the map from a castle to a church to a seaside promotory and finds the spot where the treasure was buried is the site of a new beachside housing development. He tries to buy the house, but his bank manager does not look kindly on his proposal and his wife is about to discover that he re-mortgaged her home. He decides to take drastic action…
Producers Granada Television, Limelight Films UK
Original title The Chest
Directors Suri Krishnamma
Writers Daniel Peacock, Peter Morgan

Cast

Helen Bennett

as Mrs. Cooke

Tony Bluto

as Kenny Thurblik

Jim Carter

as Roland Blood

Richard Dixon

as Paul

Soo Drouet

as Mrs. Thurblik

Harper Page Marshall

as Nina Croft

Gina McKee

as Fiona Croft

Neil Morrissey

as John Croft

Harry Pemberton

as Publican

Richard Huw

as Martin Stamp