''Those Dear Departed'', also known as ''Ghosts Can Do It!'', is a 1987 Australian

black comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discu ...

film directed by Ted Robinson and starring

Garry McDonald Garry George McDonald AO (born 30 October 1948) is an Australian actor, satirist and comedian. In a career spanning five decades he has had many theatre, television and film roles, and has been listed as a National Living Treasure. He is bes ...

Pamela Stephenson Pamela Helen Stephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, and performer who is now a resident in both the United Kingdom and the United States. She is best known for her work as an actress and co ...

and Su Cruickshank.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p. 318.

Cast

as Max Falcon *

as Marilyn Falcon * Su Cruickshank as Norda *Marian Dworakowski as Richard *

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as Gordon *John Clarke as Inspector Jerry *

Jonathan Biggins Jonathan Martin Biggins (born 14 September 1960) is an Australian actor, singer, writer, director and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage and television as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programmes. He was born in Newcast ...

as Sgt. Steve * Graeme Blundell as Dr. Howie * Phillip Scott as Bow-tied Bon Vivant (uncredited)

References

External links

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