The Crooked Man (2003 film)

The Crooked Man
GenreThriller
Based onThe Crooked Man by Philip Davison
Written byShaun McKenna
Directed byDavid Drury
Starring
ComposerAlan Parker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producers
  • David Drury
  • Louise Foster
  • Ralph Camp
  • Jim Reeve
ProducerElli Jason
CinematographyDominic Clemence
EditorLucy Smith
Camera setupJohn Bailie
Running time120 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITV
Release17 December 2003 (2003-12-17)
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The Crooked Man is a British crime drama film, written by Shaun McKenna and directed by David Drury, that first broadcast on ITV on 17 December 2003.[1] The film stars Ross Kemp as Harry Fielding, an investigative reporter and government spy who becomes embroiled in a twisted case of murder and blackmail involving his bosses Hamilton and Saunders.[2]

The film itself based upon the novel of the same name by Philip Davison, and was commissioned as part of ITV's Christmas Drama slate for 2003. Against stiff competition, the film gathered 5.66m viewers on its debut broadcast.[3] The film was released on Region 2 DVD via Studio Canal in 2004, exclusively in the Netherlands.[4]

  1. ^ The Crooked Man Trailer - ITV1 2003. YouTube. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Crooked Man, The (ITV-1 2003 with Ross Kemp and Natasha Little)". Memorable TV. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ "BARB - Broadcasters Audience Research Board". BARB. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Crooked Man (Import) [DVD] [2004]". Amazon. Retrieved 24 May 2016.