| The Brief | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Dusty Hughes |
| Written by | Dusty Hughes |
| Directed by | Various |
| Starring | Alan Davies Linda Bassett Christopher Fulford Cherie Lunghi Robert Whitelock |
| Composers | John E. Keane Paul Leonard-Morgan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ted Childs Michele Buck Damien Timmer |
| Producers | Chris Burt Graeme McArthur |
| Production locations | London, England |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 25 April 2004 – 28 October 2005 |
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The Brief is a British crime drama series first broadcast on ITV on 25 April 2004.[1] The series follows the work of defence barrister Henry Farmer (Alan Davies), whose complicated personal life manages to overlap into his work.[2] Other stars in the series include Linda Bassett, Christopher Fulford and Cherie Lunghi. After critical acclaim and strong viewing figures for the first series of four episodes, a second series was commissioned, which began transmission on 7 October 2005.
However, the second series did not achieve the same viewing figures as the first; and following rumblings of the possible return of Jonathan Creek, Davies quit the role and a third series was not commissioned. However, both series were subsequently released in a double DVD box set on 27 April 2009,[3] and were digitally released via the ITV store on 14 February 2016.[4]
- ^ Northove, Kylie. "Dawn of a new(ish) Davies," Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). 12 November 2011; retrieved 2012-11-3.
- ^ Leonard, Tom. "'Hamlet? Maybe not, but I'm not rubbish',"' The Telegraph (UK). 5 October 2005; retrieved 2012-11-3.
- ^ "The Brief - Series 1-2". Amazon UK.
- ^ "Itvstudios".