Brimstone And TreacleWas Banned For 11 Years, But Now It’s Back
Dennis Potter was oftentimes a controversial author — but his telecasting spiel Brimstone and Treacle is maybe his nasty work . Banned for over 10 days by the BBC , this play about a suburban family who gets the perfect houseguest ( who is probably Satan ) is just horrible . And kind of mad . See for yourself . Most of us only have a go at it Brimstone and Treacle as an insane 1982 movie starring Sting — but it started out as a telecasting play for the BBC ....