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The Plant

The Plant

Strange tale of an alien who moves to a leafy London suburb.

19953.31h 24m

Overview

In a garden in a London suburb, corpses sprout out of the earth on during a live television gardening programme called Down to Earth. However, it soon appears that these human bodies are not dead people, they are grown there, like plants. The question is who is growing these bodies and for which purpose.

Directed by Jonathan Lewis
Written by Jonathan Lewis
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Top Cast

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Joanna Roth

Connie

Valentine Pelka

Valentine Pelka

Max

Clive Francis

Clive Francis

DCI Pinker

Tim Preece

Tim Preece

Alan

Sally Dexter

Sally Dexter

Bella

Ian Burfield

Ian Burfield

DS Worrall

E

Eoin McCarthy

Tom Collins

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Geoff

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Nick Wilton

Rory

Neelam Bakshi

Neelam Bakshi

Seeta Hindel

About The Plant

The Plant is a science fiction, drama, romance, tv movie film released in 1995. Directed by Jonathan Lewis, it stars Joanna Roth, Valentine Pelka, Clive Francis. In a garden in a London suburb, corpses sprout out of the earth on during a live television gardening programme called Down to Earth. However, it soon appears that these human bodies are not dead people, they are grown there, like plants. The question is who is growing these bodies and for which purpose.

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