| Summer in the Suburbs | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Tony Basgallop |
| Directed by | David Attwood |
| Starring | Aneirin Hughes Tessa Peake-Jones Fred Pearson Sid Mitchell Ann Mitchell Sarah Alexander Michael Bertenshaw Ryan Davenport Jemima Rooper Patrick Cremin |
| Theme music composer | John Harle Sarah Jane Morris |
| Composer | John Harle |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David M. Thompson |
| Producer | Hilary Salmon |
| Cinematography | David Higgs |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 January 2000 |
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Summer in the Suburbs is a single television crime drama, written and devised by Tony Basgallop, that was broadcast on BBC Two on 10 January 2000.[1] Described as an "intense murder drama", Summer in the Suburbs follows the story of a 14-year-old girl whose lifeless body is found in a field, and the lead detective, Ted Lyle (Aneirin Hughes), who investigates her death. As he and his wife Sandra are among local parents caught up in a wave of fear and suspicion, Ted's investigations uncover a shocking suspect. The programme was commissioned in August 1999 by then controller of BBC Two, Jane Root,[2] and was directed by David Attwood and produced by Hilary Salmon.[3]