The Locksmith (TV series)
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The Locksmith is a six-part British television drama series, created and written by Stephen Bill, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 25 September 1997. The series, which stars Warren Clarke and Chris Gascoyne, follows Roland Pierce (Clarke), a locksmith-turned-vigilante who tries to track down the man responsible for a brutal attack on his estranged wife, Carla (writer Stephen Bill's wife, Sheila Kelley), which leaves her with brain damage. The police suspect a local junkie, Paul (John Simm) is responsible, but Roland remains unconvinced and sets out on his own quest to discover the truth.[1]
The Locksmith | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Written by | Stephen Bill |
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Composer | Colin Towns |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Tony Virgo |
Producer | Irving Teitelbaum |
Cinematography | Steve Saunderson |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Fair Game Films |
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Network | BBC1 |
Release | 25 September (1997-09-25) ā 30 October 1997 (1997-10-30) |
The series was broadcast at 9:30 pm on Thursdays, and notably broadcast concurrently alongside another series featuring Simm, The Lakes.[2] The series was released on DVD via Simply Media on 19 October 2015.[3]