"Touching Evil" (1997)TV mini-series

Creator:

Paul Abbott
(more)

Release Date:

7 June 1999 (Sweden)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Touching Evil is a crime drama following the exploits of a crack squad on the Organised & Serial Crime Unit...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Police | TV Mini-Series

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Robson Green	...	D.I. Dave Creegan
Nicola Walker	...	D.I. Susan Taylor
Michael Feast	...	Commander Enwright
Shaun Dingwall	...	D.C. Mark Rivers
Adam Kotz	...	D.C. Jonathan Kreitman (1997)
Ian McDiarmid	...	Professor Ronald Hinks
Kenneth MacDonald	...	Cyril Kemp
Claudie Blakley	...	Mo Morrison
Mary Cunningham	...	Marion
Saskia Downes	...	Kerry Creegan
Antony Byrne	...	Barry
Sean Gilder	...	Steve Carroll
Marcia Tucker	...	Nicola Bruce
Jasper Jacob	...	German DCI
Louise Heaney	...	Mrs. Franklin
David Henry	...	Peter Lister
Valerie Lush	...	Mrs. Weller
Dorothea Alexander	...	Frau Locher
Philip Wright	...	Gavin Broby
Wesley Jackman	...	Eddie Franklin
Holly Earl	...	Louise Creegan
Molly Moloney	...	Ruby Creegan
Mandy More	...	ICU Nurse
Joe Goude	...	Kid #1
Caleb Lloyd	...	Kid #2
Maureen Sweeney	...	Waitress
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Abbott	...	Lawyer
Joe Absolom	...	Craig Jones
Helen Atkins	...	Charlie
Daisy Beaumont	...	Emily Hawkins
Sharon Bower	...	Linda Hawkins
Robin Cameron	...	Pathologist
John Croft	...	Coroner
Ian Crowe	...	Shopkeeper
Hal Cruttenden	...	Medic
Michael Culver
Tony Curran	...	Emerson
Alphonsia Emmanuel	...	Jackie Packer
Anthony Etherton	...	Guard
Tim Faraday	...	OSC Officer
Megan Fisher	...	Female Officer
Sean Gallagher	...	Carl Burgess
Sharon Gavin	...	Jude
Aden Gillett	...	Reggie Hanson
Christopher Glover	...	Reporter 2
Janusz Guttner	...	Dr. Lacatus
Laura Heath	...	Reporter 1
Linda Henry	...	Justine Barber
Tom Higgins	...	Steve
John Hudson	...	Jonathan Jenkins
Daniel Isaacs	...	Police Officer
Felipe Izquierro	...	DSC Surveillance (as Felipe Izquiero)
Philip Jackson	...	Jim Keller
Carlton Jarvis	...	Hospital Doctor
Ingi Thor Jonsson	...	Calvin Stall
Michael Krighton	...	Courier
Margot Leicester	...	Ann Keller
Patrick Logan	...	Hotel Bodyguard
Jonathan Magnanti	...	Joe Glenn
Kika Markham	...	Elizabeth Walker
Lara Marland	...	CID Detective
Jamie Meyer	...	Stephen Jenkins
Norman Mills	...	James Nesmith
Robyn Moore	...	Rob Glenn
Robyn Moore	...	Rob Glenn
John Moreno	...	Paul Savant
James Nesbitt	...	David Laney
Daniel Newman	...	Vince Wilson
Robert Purdy	...	Ronnie
Claire Rushbrook	...	Julie Carney
Nicola Sanderson	...	Café Woman
Benedict Sandiford	...	Eddie Walker
George Savvides	...	Yadgi
Sue Scott	...	Pathologist (as Scott Sue Davison)
Julie Teal	...	Sandra Jenkins
Joe Tucker	...	Chris Rhodes
Stephen Walters	...	Jack MacCaffrey
Mark Webb	...	OSC Officer
Richard Wellings-Thomas	...	Thomas Taylor's Bodyguard (as Richard Wellings)
Freddy White	...	Jason Rhodes
Sean Wightman	...	Technician
Alan Williams	...	Raymond Mackie
Janine Wood	...	Anita Rhodes

Directed by
Julian Jarrold		(episode "Deadly Web aka What Amatheus Wants") (episode "Through The Clouds aka The Lost Boys")
Marc Munden		(episode "Killing With Kindness aka To Death And Back")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Abbott		creator
Russell T. Davies		writer

Produced by
Michele Buck	....	executive producer: United Film and Television Productions
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer: WGBW Boston
Jane Featherstone	....	producer
Susan Hogg	....	executive producer
Charles Hubbard	....	associate producer
Simon Lewis	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Adrian Johnston

Cinematography by
David Odd

Film Editing by
Chris Gill
Sue Wyatt

Casting by
Di Carling
Anji Carroll
Andy Pryor
Gail Stevens

Production Design by
Claire Kenny

Art Direction by
John Collins

Costume Design by
Eileen Hubball
Aideen Morgan

Makeup Department
Leah Ehman	....	makeup artist
Emma Ferguson	....	makeup designer
Juliet Jackson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Gail Kenneth	....	executive in charge of production
Philip Leach	....	executive in charge of production
Gary Pickering	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sara Desmond	....	second assistant director
Mike Hanley	....	third assistant director
Martin Harrison	....	first assistant director
Finn McGrath	....	second assistant director
Richard Whelan	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Cliona Harkin	....	stand-by art director
Tony Moore	....	property buyer
David Morris	....	production buyer
Tim Youngman	....	property master

Sound Department
Tim Alban	....	dubbing mixer
Paul Davies	....	dubbing editor
Richard Flynn	....	sound recordist
Andy Moffat	....	boom operator
Bernard O'Reilly	....	foley editor

Stunts
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Bourke	....	best boy electric
Steve Ellingworth	....	grip
Kurt Elwell	....	electrician
Craig Feather	....	focus puller
Micky May	....	generator operator
Ron Nicholls	....	grip
Tony Slater-Ling	....	clapper loader
Jamie Summers	....	electrician
Tony Wilcock	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bruno de Santa	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Josef d'Bache-Kane	....	assistant on-line editor
Neville Donoghue	....	on-line editor
Elaine Hughes	....	post-production coordinator

Transportation Department
Andy Thomson	....	driver: camera truck

Other crew
Mark Beaumont	....	production accountant
Elizabeth Burn	....	production coordinator
Vicky Featherstone	....	script executive
Dani Gordon	....	assistant to producer
Tom Grieves	....	script editor
Kasia Hughes	....	assistant to producer
Janice Schumm	....	script supervisor
Scott Steyns	....	playback coordinator
Jonathan Wicks	....	location manager
Pu San Wong	....	trainee: FT2

Production Companies

• United Film and Television Productions

Distributors

• Anglia Television
• Independent Television (ITV)
• Mystery!
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Other Companies

• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

United Film and Television Productions

Quotes:

Creegan: He's a pimp.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Touching Evil II" (1998)

Must see

Touching Evil is a remarkable mystery mini series. One of the best I've seen. It is gripping and compelling. The main character, Kreegan, is complex, enigmatic and sympathetic. The mini series is composed of 5 seemingly disparate episodes that somehow come together at the end in a way that is unique and satisfying.

It made me eager to see the next installment: Touching Evil 2, which was a disappointment.