Dark Angel (British TV series)

Dark Angel
GenreCrime drama
Thriller
Based onMary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer
by David Wilson
Written byGwyneth Hughes
Directed byBrian Percival
Starring
Theme music composerMichael J McEvoy
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerGwyneth Hughes
ProducerJake Lushington
Running time180 minutes (inc. advertisements)
Production companyWorld Productions
Original release
NetworkITV
Release31 October (2016-10-31) –
7 November 2016 (2016-11-07)
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Dark Angel is a British three-part television drama miniseries, based on the adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.[1] The series was broadcast on 31 October and 7 November 2016, and starred Joanne Froggatt as protagonist Mary Ann Cotton, widely regarded as Britain's first known female serial killer, who was found guilty of murder in March 1873 for the murder of three of her husbands, allegedly in order to collect on their insurance policies.[2] The series was produced by World Productions and distributed by Endemol Shine.[3][4]

The series co-starred Alun Armstrong as Mary Ann's step-father, George Stott, and Jonas Armstrong as her main love interest, Joe Nattrass. Penny Layden, Laura Morgan, Sam Hoare, and Emma Fielding also took starring roles in the two-part drama.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (7 November 2016). "Meet the cast of ITV's Dark Angel". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Joanne Froggatt to star in new ITV drama Dark Angel". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Dark Angel". Press Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ Productions, World. "Dark Angel - World Productions". World Productions. Retrieved 3 September 2018.