Beck (British TV series)

Beck
GenreMystery
Written byPaul Hines
Directed byKen Grieve
Maurice Phillips
James Hazeldine
StarringAmanda Redman
Caroline Loncq
David Hunt
David Herlihy
Nigel Clauzel
William Ash
Timothy Gleed
Camilla Power
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerAdrian Bate
ProducersJacky Stoller
Simon Mills
Production locationsLondon, England
EditorRoy Sharman
Running time50 minutes
Production companyTempest Films & Television
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release2 October (1996-10-02) –
1 November 1996 (1996-11-01)
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Beck is a British television mystery series, first broadcast on 2 October 1996, that ran for a total of six episodes on BBC1.[1] The series starred Amanda Redman as the title character, Beck, who runs Locate, a missing persons agency based in Kings Cross, London.[2] The series co-starred Caroline Loncq, David Hunt, David Herlihy and William Ash.[3] All six episodes were written by Paul Hines, with Ken Grieve, Maurice Phillips and James Hazeldine each directing two episodes.

Notably, Redman began a relationship with director Maurice Phillips while working together on the show.[4] A review from The Independent said of the series; "Beck, the new private dick series, is set in this world of whores, pimps, addicts and runaways. It features our old friend, gritty realism, so there is vomit on the floor again and a dosser on every doorstep." A second series was confirmed to have been in the works at the time of broadcast, although it never materialised.[5] Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.

  1. ^ "Anna Lee". Thrillingdetective.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Beck (BBC-1 1996 with Amanda Redman and Caroline Loncq) – Memorable TV". Memorabletv.com. 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Beck: Episode 5 & 6". Vpro.nl. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ ania. "Beck (1996)". Jamesdarcy.net. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Beck – end credits and song". 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2017 – via YouTube.