Hunter (British TV serial)
2009 British TV series or programme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2009 British TV series or programme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hunter is a two-part BBC One police crime drama, commissioned in 2008 as a follow-up to Five Days, the 2007 series which introduced the protagonists of Hunter – DSI Iain Barclay (Hugh Bonneville) and DS Amy Foster (Janet McTeer) – who reprise their roles as the dysfunctional detective pair. The two-part drama aired on Sunday 18 and Monday 19 January 2009 on BBC One, and achieved an average of 5.4 million viewers during first episode.[1] The drama was also simulcast on BBC HD. The drama was intended as a backdoor pilot for a potential series, but no further episodes were commissioned.
| Hunter | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Gwyneth Hughes |
| Written by | Mick Ford Gwyneth Hughes |
| Directed by | Colm McCarthy |
| Starring | Hugh Bonneville Janet McTeer Nathan Constance Anna Koval Eleanor Matsuura Jonathan Slinger Geoffrey Streatfeild Harriet Walter |
| Composer | Ben Bartlett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jessica Pope Simon Curtis |
| Producer | Emma Benson |
| Cinematography | Damian Bromley |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One, BBC HD |
| Release | 18 January – 19 January 2009 |
DSI Iain Barclay heads up a team of police officers that are looking into the disappearance of two boys. He calls in the assistance of former colleague DS Amy Foster to help with the investigation. The perpetrators turn out to be radical members of the anti-abortion movement, who threaten to kill the two children unless the BBC screens an anti-abortion propaganda film. Barclay, Foster and their colleagues must race against time to apprehend the kidnappers before they can carry out their threats.
On 15 October 2009, the drama was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia via Roadshow Entertainment.[2]
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