Shadey

Shadey is a 1985 British comedy film directed by Philip Saville and starring Antony Sher, Billie Whitelaw and Patrick Macnee.^[1] The screenplay concerns a man with clairvoyant qualities who is recruited by British intelligence for a secret mission.

Shadey
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Philip Saville
Written by	Snoo Wilson
Produced by	Otto Plaschkes
Starring	Antony Sher Billie Whitelaw Patrick Macnee Leslie Ash Bernard Hepton Larry Lamb Katherine Helmond
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Music by	Colin Towns
Production companies	FilmFour International Larkspur[1]
Distributed by	Mainline Pictures
Release dates	18 November 1985 (1985-11-18) (London Film Festival) 5 June 1987 (1987-06-05) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£959,000[2]
Box office	$65,817[3]

Cast

• Antony Sher – Oliver Shadey
• Billie Whitelaw – Doctor Cloud
• Patrick Macnee – Sir Cyril Landau
• Larry Lamb – Dick Darnley
• Katherine Helmond – Lady Constance Landau
• Leslie Ash – Carol Landau
• Bernard Hepton – Captain Amies
• Jesse Birdsall – Carl
• Jonathan Scott-Taylor – Arthur
• Jenny Runacre – Shop assistant
• Olivier Pierre – Manson
• Jon Cartwright – Shulman
• Stephen Persaud – Winston

Release

The film premiered at the London Film Festival on 18 November 1985.^[4] It was distributed by Mainline Pictures in the United Kingdom.^[4]

The film was released by Skouras Pictures in the United States on 5 June 1987 and grossed over $65,817.^[3]

Shadey has been very rarely shown on TV - it was shown on Channel 4 in April 1988 as part of its Film On 4 stand and the last known broadcast was on ABC in Australia on Christmas Day 1996. Apart from VHS rental soon after its release, it had long been unavailable on Video, DVD or streaming platforms- until it became available to stream via the Britbox service in September 2021.