Centrepoint (TV series)

Centrepoint is a four-part British television thriller, written by Nigel Williams and directed by Piers Haggard, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 8 October 1990. The series, which loosely retells the story of Hamlet, is set in London’s Docklands at the time of its commercial development, and stars Jonathan Firth as Roland Wareing, whose father Nick has been missing for several years, presumed dead. However, when a mysterious telephone caller suggests that Nick may not be dead after all, Roland sets out to discover the truth behind the disappearance.[1]

Centrepoint
GenreThriller
Written byNigel Williams
Directed byPiers Haggard
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Producer(s)
Running time60 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Channel Four Film
  • Rosso Productions
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Picture format4:3 (576i)
Audio formatStereo
Original release8 October (1990-10-08) –
29 October 1990 (1990-10-29)

The series initially broadcast at 10:00pm on Mondays for four consecutive weeks, although was later re-edited from four episodes into two and rebroadcast on 9 and 16 May 1992.[2] The series was described by Broadcast magazine as “an expensive fiasco in which ambition far outstretched ability”, and was listed among the worst programmes ever broadcast on Channel 4 in a press pack issued to celebrate the channel's 20th Anniversary in 2002.[3] Subsequently, the series remains commercially unreleased on either VHS or DVD.

Cast

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"Piers HaggardNigel Williams8 October 1990 (1990-10-08)
2"Episode 2"Piers HaggardNigel Williams15 October 1990 (1990-10-15)
3"Episode 3"Piers HaggardNigel Williams22 October 1990 (1990-10-22)
4"Episode 4"Piers HaggardNigel Williams29 October 1990 (1990-10-29)
gollark: We do know, it's shown here.
gollark: Quite possibly both.
gollark: It might, but that would be a lie.
gollark: I didn't check.
gollark: I used to use that, but accidentally erased my knowledge of category theory.

References
  1. "Centrepoint: Bob Peck, Jonathan Firth, Cheryl Campbell". iOffer. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Centrepoint - British Universities & Video Council". British Universities & Video Council. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. "A press pack published in November 2002 to mark Channel 4's 20 year anniversary" (PDF). Channel 4. 2 November 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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