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Virtual Murder: Meltdown to Murder (1992)

Country of Origin: UK
Date of Original Broadcast:
24 July 1992
Episode Running Times: 50m
Length:
Format:
Colour Format: colour
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DIRECTION

Directed by: Philip Draycott


CREW

PRODUCTION
Copyright: © BBC Pebble Mill MCMXCII
Executive Producer: Barry Hanson
Created & Produced by: Harry Robertson & Brian Degas
Production Manager: Alastair Duncan

SCRIPT
[Written] By: Philip Martin

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting Directors: Barry Chatfield, Keith Schofield
Chief Electrician: Roger Hynes
Camera Operator: Keith Froggatt
Grips: John Trew

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Ian Collins, Kate Buckland

MUSIC
Music Composed and Performed by: Harry Robertson

SOUND
Sound: Tim Green
Dubbing Editor: Lynne Hawkins

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: John Lindlar
Make-up Designer: Gill Hughes

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Ian Ashurst
Properties Buyer: Alan Hillstead
Graphic Designer: Tony Fisher

OTHER CREW
Production Associate: Beverley Dartnall
Technical Advisers: Doctor Clive Hollin, Professor Kevin Howells
Production Assistant: Sue Williams
Assistant Floor Managers: Sarah Lytton, Jeanette Sheppard

LOCATIONS
Location Manager: Sam Hill

CASTING
Casting Adviser: The Casting House


CAST

starring
Nicholas Clay (John Cornelius)
&
Kim Thomson (Samantha Valentine)

with
Stephen Yardley (Inspector Cadogan)
&
Alan David (Professor Griffiths)

guests stars
Bernard Bresslaw (Lithgow)
Julia Foster (Carol Bolitho)
Helen Lederer (Meriel Connors)
Enn Reitel (Jed Frewin)

Jean Warren (Bernice)
Ian Burford (Bernard)
John Ross (gallery attendant)
Brian Gwaspari (Simon Chamberlain)
Sita Ramamurthy (television newsreader)
Philip Martin (Giles Bern)
Carole Boyd (Miss Phoebe Littlejohn)
Jude Akuwudike (Sergeant Gummer)
Dev Sagoo (mini cab driver)
Laura Brattan (Emily Hibbert)
Timothy Watson (Tim Foster)
Alan McBride (Scots cab driver)
Damian Wild (passerby)


PLOT SUMMARY

A blackmailer known only as Dada is targetting art galleries and has shown that he can make paintings melt. In reality, Dada is an old sparring partner of Cornelius and a master of disguise named Jed Frewin and he wants Cornelius to deliver the latest million pounds in protection money in person.


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KEYWORDS

psychologists


Last Updated: 16 November, 2008

 


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