Summer in the Suburbs

Summer in the Suburbs
GenreCrime drama
Created byTony Basgallop
Directed byDavid Attwood
StarringAneirin Hughes
Tessa Peake-Jones
Fred Pearson
Sid Mitchell
Ann Mitchell
Sarah Alexander
Michael Bertenshaw
Ryan Davenport
Jemima Rooper
Patrick Cremin
Theme music composerJohn Harle
Sarah Jane Morris
ComposerJohn Harle
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDavid M. Thompson
ProducerHilary Salmon
CinematographyDavid Higgs
Running time90 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release10 January 2000 (2000-01-10)
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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]

  1. ^ "Summer in the Suburbs". The Radio Times. No. 3959. 2000. p. 84. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ "BBC 2 brings summer in the suburbs to life". Broadcast. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Summer In The Suburbs (BBC-2 2000, Aneirin Hughes, Tessa Peake-Jones) | Memorable TV". Memorable TV. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.