Mind Games (2001 film)
| Mind Games | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Genre | Crime drama Thriller |
| Created by | Lynda La Plante |
| Starring | Fiona Shaw Finbar Lynch Colin Salmon Chiwetel Ejiofor Crispin Bonham-Carter |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Peter Richardson |
| Producer | Liz Thorburn |
| Running time | 120 minutes (w/ advertisements) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 6 January 2001 |
Mind Games was a one-off British crime drama broadcast on ITV1 on 6 January 2001, starring Fiona Shaw as the protagonist, Frances O'Neill, a former nun turned criminal profiler who is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle-aged women. Written by Lynda La Plante and directed by Richard Standeven, the film gathered 6.91m viewers.[1]
The DVD of the film was released on 23 July 2007.[2] In the United States, the film aired on PBS during the Lynda La Plante season, which also included broadcasts of Prime Suspect, Trial & Retribution and Supply & Demand.
Plot[]
A serial killer is at large, committing a series of horrific murders. Frances O'Neill (Fiona Shaw) draws on her training as a profiler and her strong religious background to try to get inside the killer's mind and track him down before he is able to strike again.
Cast[]
- Fiona Shaw as DI Frances O'Neill
- Finbar Lynch as DCI Chris Medwynter
- Colin Salmon as DC Ricky Grover
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Tyler Arnold
- Crispin Bonham-Carter as DC Terry Beale
- Ian Targett as DC Roger Ball
- Geoffrey Church as DC Matt Begg
- Tanya Ronder as DC Samantha Western
- Lisa Palfrey as DC Rebecca Longton
Critical reception[]
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References[]
- ^ "BARB - Broadcasters Audience Research Board". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Mind Games [DVD] [2001]". Amazon UK. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
External links[]
- Mind Games at IMDb
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