The Tourist (TV series)

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The Tourist
Written by
  • Harry Williams
  • Jack Williams
Directed byChris Sweeney
Starring
ComposerDominik Scherrer
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Australia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Harry Williams
  • Jack Williams
  • Christopher Aird
  • Andrew Benson
  • Tommy Bulfin
  • Chris Sweeney
ProducerLisa Scott
Production companies
DistributorAll3Media
Release
Original network
Original release1 January 2022 (2022-01-01)
External links
Website
Production website

The Tourist is an internationally co-produced television series. It stars Jamie Dornan as a car-crash victim who wakes up in hospital with amnesia.

The series premiered on BBC One in the UK, HBO Max in the US, on ZDF in Germany, and on Stan in Australia, and is distributed internationally by All3Media.[1]

Plot[]

When a man wakes up with amnesia in an Australian hospital, he must use what few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him. In the first scene, the protagonist is driving through the outback pursued by a truck whose driver is trying to run him off the road.

Cast and characters[]

Episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"[2]Chris SweeneyHarry Williams and Jack Williams1 January 2022 (2022-01-01)8.69
A man drives across the Australian outback, stopping briefly for a bathroom break. After the break, he is chased and run off the road by a cargo truck. The man wakes up in hospital with no memory of who he is, why he is there, or what has happened to him.
2"Episode 2"[3]Chris SweeneyHarry Williams and Jack Williams2 January 2022 (2022-01-02)7.14
3"Episode 3"[4]Chris SweeneyHarry Williams and Jack Williams9 January 2022 (2022-01-09)8.25
4"Episode 4"[5]Chris SweeneyHarry Williams and Jack Williams16 January 2022 (2022-01-16)8.49
5"Episode 5"[6]Chris SweeneyHarry Williams and Jack Williams23 January 2022 (2022-01-23)TBD
6"Episode 6"[7]Chris SweeneyHarry Williams and Jack Williams30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)TBD

Production[]

Development[]

In February 2020, it was announced BBC One and Stan would co-produce a limited mystery-thriller series written by Harry and Jack Williams, directed by Chris Sweeney, and produced by Two Brothers Pictures.[8] HBO Max later joined as a co-producer and distributor for the US market.[9]

Casting[]

In January 2021, Jamie Dornan, Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Alex Dimitriades, and Hugo Weaving joined the cast of the series.[9] Damon Herriman replaced Hugo Weaving in the cast.[10]

Release[]

The first episode of this limited series was released in the UK on 1 January 2022.[11] Later all six episodes were released on BBC iPlayer.[12] With an overall view of 18 million on its release, the series became the third most successful drama launch for the iPlayer.[13]

The series was also premiered in Australia the following day on Stan with the series being filmed in South Australia.[14]

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported 100% approval based on 10 reviews with an average rating of 8/10.[15]

In a 4/5 stars review, Lucy Mangan wrote in The Guardian: "This outback thriller from the writer of The Missing is fun, stylish and clearly still has many twists up its sleeve."[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "BBC One commissions brand new mystery thriller The Tourist". bbc.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "The Tourist - Episode 1". BBC One. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "The Tourist - Episode 2". BBC One. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ^ "The Tourist - Episode 3". BBC One. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "The Tourist - Episode 4". BBC One. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ "The Tourist - Episode 5". BBC One. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ^ "The Tourist - Episode 6". BBC One. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. ^ White, Peter (12 February 2020). "'Fleabag' Producer Two Brothers Pictures Preps Thriller 'The Tourist' For BBC & Australia's Stan". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (27 January 2021). "Jamie Dornan To Headline 'The Tourist' As HBO Max Boards Thriller Series; Danielle Macdonald, Hugo Weaving & Shalom Brune-Franklin Co-Star". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Where was BBC One thriller The Tourist filmed?". Radio Times.
  11. ^ "The Tourist release date: Cast, trailer and plot for BBC One thriller". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  12. ^ Sansome, Jessica (1 January 2022). "The Tourist on BBC One: What it's about, cast and where you've seen them before". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  13. ^ "BBC iPlayer sets new records for festive season". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  14. ^ 9Entertainment. "Stan releases first look trailer for new original series The Tourist". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  15. ^ "The Tourist". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "The Tourist review – Jamie Dornan is explosive in this Memento-lite caper". the Guardian. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

External links[]

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