Anna Lee: Headcase (1993) (TV)

Regisseur:

Colin Bucksey

Drehbuchautoren:

Liza Cody (novel)
Andrew Davies (writer)

Premierendatum:

10. Januar 1993 (UK)

Genre:

Krimi

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Female Detective | Missing Person | Private Detective | TV Series Pilot | Based On Novel

Nutzerkommentare:

Sassy young detective heroine in an era of dried old sticks

Besetzung

Imogen Stubbs	...	Anna Lee
Alan Howard	...	Mr. Hahn
Michael Bryant	...	Commander Martin Brierly
Barbara Leigh-Hunt	...	Beryl Doyle
Ken Stott	...	Bernie Schiller
Kate Beckinsale	...	Thea Hahn
Brian Glover	...	Selwyn Price
Shirley Anne Field	...	Mrs. Westerman
Richard Dempsey	...	Sam Tulloch
Clive Merrison	...	Mr. Emburey
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Dr. Frank
David Harewood	...	Stevie Johnson
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Desk Clerk
Eoin McCarthy	...	Quex
Robin Soans	...	Dr. Stickle
Paul Kember	...	John Tulloch
Nicholas Hewetson	...	Miles
Tim Wylton	...	Mr. Westerman
Anthony May	...	Peter Knight
Linda Hartley	...	Pippa
Doreen Andrew	...	Mrs. Elder
Gillian Raine	...	Mrs. Grayle
Edward Jewesbury	...	Sam Tulloch Snr
Julia St. John	...	Danielle Soper
Jack Ellis	...	Hospital Doctor
Wendy Allnutt	...	Mrs. Hahn
Jan Chappell	...	Mrs. Tulloch
Alfred Le Prevost	...	Soper Boy
Reuben Le Prevost	...	Soper Boy
Judith Coke	...	Hospital Nurse
Albert Moses	...	Shop Keeper
Jason Salkey	...	Screenwash Man
Jonathan Magnanti	...	Man at Party

Regie
Colin Bucksey

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Liza Cody		novel
Andrew Davies		writer

Produktion
Sue Birtwistle	....	producer
Nick Elliott	....	executive producer

Originalmusik
Richard Hartley

Kamera
Peter Sinclair		(director of photography)

Schnitt
Jon Costelloe

Szenenbild
Mike Oxley

Kostüme
Frances Tempest

Regieassistenten
Sean Guest	....	first assistant director: second unit

Ton Stab
Judith Cox	....	dialogue editor
Richard Dunford	....	sound editor
Sarah Ellis	....	assistant sound editor
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
David John	....	sound recordist

Produktionsfirmen

• London Weekend Television (LWT)

Verleihfirmen

• Independent Television (ITV) (1993) (UK) (TV)

Weitere Firmen

• Chestermead  developed by

Länge:

120 Min (including commercials)

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Drehorte:

London, England, UK

Firma:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

Dialogzitate:

Selwyn Price: That's a disgustingly short skirt, if I may say so.
Anna Lee: Gosh, thanks!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Gefolgt von "Anna Lee" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Sister Sister

Sassy young detective heroine in an era of dried old sticks

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This was a very nice pilot to a series which went on to disappoint. In an era of TV detectives from the dotty old dears stable or Columbo on his last legs it was a treat to be offered a sassy, peppy and quite gorgeous heroine in the shape of Imogen Stubbs. Anna Lee is a rather disorganised but determined London girl in search of a glamorous life as a private detective only to find herself in the employ of a stuffy old boss (Michael Bryant: brilliant) and working with a gang of has-beens on a routinely dull missing person's case. Needless to say Colin Bucksey takes the Liza Cody novel and quickly brings the story to life and engages the characters and plot at a spirited pace with both humour and charm from Miss Stubbs et al. When the missing girl Thea, (played by a remarkably young Kate Beckinsale) shows up without too much trouble the detective work really begins: leading us on a darkening trail of seduction, abuse and murder.