The Young Poisoner's Handbook

1h 39min

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.

Production Companies

Eurimages

British Screen Productions

Kinowelt

Mass Productions

Pandora Cinema

Haut et Court

Cast

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor

Graham Young
Antony Sher

Antony Sher

Dr. Ernest Zeigler
Robert Demeger

Robert Demeger

Mr. Dexter
Tobias Arnold

Tobias Arnold

Young Graham
Norman Caro

Norman Caro

Mr. Goez
Peter Pacey

Peter Pacey

Dickie Boone
Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Uncle Jack
Rupert Farley

Rupert Farley

Nurse Trent
Malcolm Sinclair

Malcolm Sinclair

Dr. Triefus
Jean Warren

Jean Warren

Debra Smart
Cate Fowler

Cate Fowler

Social Services Woman
John Abbott

John Abbott

Chairman
David Savile

David Savile

Chief Medical Inspector
Mark Chapman

Mark Chapman

Lab Student (uncredited)

Release date

20th Jan 1995

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English