Friends and Crocodiles

Friends and Crocodiles is a one-off British television drama production, written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and first broadcast on BBC One on 15 January 2006.

Friends and Crocodiles
Genre	Drama
Written by	Stephen Poliakoff
Directed by	Stephen Poliakoff
Starring	Damian Lewis Jodhi May Robert Lindsay
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Editor	Clare Douglas
Running time	109 mins
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	15 January 2006 (2006-01-15)
Related
Gideon's Daughter

Overview

The film charts the shifting power between a boss and his secretary as their careers rise and fall in the rapidly changing workplace of 1980s and 1990s Britain. Friends and Crocodiles stars Damian Lewis, Jodhi May and Robert Lindsay with an ensemble cast that includes Patrick Malahide and Eddie Marsan.

Damian Lewis plays Paul, a Gatsby-like figure and inspirational entrepreneur. He is a host of fabulous parties, a "collector" of interesting people, a visionary with dreams of new urban landscapes, and keeper of a pet crocodile. Jodhi May plays Lizzie, who is persuaded by Paul to become his secretary and bring some order to his creative chaos. Once at Paul's magnificent house, Lizzie's world expands as she meets artists, historians and politicians.

The drama was loosely linked to a second Poliakoff piece, Gideon's Daughter, broadcast the following month. Although the links were more thematic than narrative, the character of Sneath (Lindsay) reappeared in Gideon's Daughter, acting as the narrator.

Cast

Role	Cast
Paul	Damian Lewis
Lizzie	Jodhi May
Christine	Sophie Hunter
Angela	Isabel Brook
Simone	Ruth Millar
Carol	Olivia Poulet
William Sneath	Robert Lindsay
Marcus	Eddie Marsan
Anders	Patrick Malahide
Delivery Boy	David John Daniels

Trivia

The location of the final scene around the fire is Weavers Fields in Bethnal Green.

External links

• Friends and Crocodiles at bbc.co.uk.
• Friends & Crocodiles at IMDb