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ON THE OTHER HAND, DEATH: A DONALD STRACHEY MYSTERY
Margot Kidder co-stars in the next gay private investigator thriller
Directed by Ron Oliver (Queer as Folk, here!'s Kiss Me Deadly: A Jacob Keane Assignment) and based on the book by Richard Stevenson, On the Other Hand, Death begins with Dorothy (Kidder) and Edith (Gabrielle Rose) sleeping in each other's arms on the second floor of their long-time farmhouse. Downstairs, a shadowy figure breaks through the glass door. When Edith goes to investigate the noise, she discovers graffiti sprawled across the walls. The hateful message reads "DYKES GO HOME."
After speaking with their neighbors, Donald discovers that Dorothy and Edith rejected a developer's over-priced bid for their property. Everyone else in the neighborhood wanted desperately to sell their homes, and Edith would have sold as well, but Dorothy wanted to keep her home of nearly forty years rather than make money for corporate profit. Meanwhile, things start to get complicated when the sexy and charming Andrew, Tim's ex-boyfriend and good friend of Dorothy, comes into the picture. Andrew makes a pass at Donald and challenges Donald's loyalty to Tim. Andrew's presence puts Donald and Tim's commitment to their marriage to the test.
Not only has the series already produced two successful films, it also has drawn interest from well-known stars of film, television and stage to star in supporting roles, including Sean Young in Third Man Out and Morgan Fairchild in Shock to the System. The fourth installment in the franchise is titled Ice Blues and will be premiering in the fall and co-starring Sherry Miller (Queer as Folk).
"We're thrilled that Chad Allen is reprising his role as the sexy, gay, tough-guy detective Donald Strachey, and that we can offer his fans two additional installments of this popular franchise in 2008," says here!'s Senior Vice President of Original Programming, Meredith Kadlec.
here! is confident that On the Other Hand, Death will continue to add depth and mystery to a trailblazing and exciting franchise of original films.