Crime and Punishment (2002 TV series)

Crime and Punishment
GenreCrime drama
Created byFyodor Dostoyevsky
Written byTony Marchant
Directed byJulian Jarrold
StarringJohn Simm
Ian McDiarmid
Shaun Dingwall
Geraldine James
Kate Ashfield
Lara Belmont
Mark Benton
Katrin Cartlidge
ComposerAdrian Johnston
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersKate Harwood
Jane Tranter
ProducerDavid Snodin
CinematographyEigil Bryld
EditorChris Gill
Running time90 minutes
Production companyBBC Worldwide
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release12 February (2002-02-12) –
13 February 2002 (2002-02-13)
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Crime and Punishment is a two-part British television crime drama series, based upon the 1866 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, that first broadcast on BBC2 on 12 February 2002.[1] The novel was adapted for television by playwright Tony Marchant, and was directed by Julian Jarrold.[2]

John Simm stars as Rodya Raskolnikov, a former student who plans the murder of a pawnbroker to alleviate his financial problems, but also as an existential exercise, feeling himself able to commit such acts without guilt, remorse or justification.[3] The series was broadcast over two consecutive nights, airing in the 9:00-10:30pm slot. The series was released on DVD on 25 August 2008, via 2|Entertain.[4]

  1. ^ "Crime and Punishment (TV Miniseries) (2002)".
  2. ^ "Crime and Punishment [Part One] | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Crime and Punishment". 12 February 2002 – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ^ "Crime and Punishment". 25 August 2008 – via Amazon.