Faith (British TV series)
Faith is a two-part British thriller political drama series written by Simon Burke and directed by John Strickland, first broadcast on ITV between 7 and 8 September 1994. The programme stars Michael Gambon as Peter Moreton, Susannah Harker as Holly Moreton and John Hannah as Nick Simon.[1][2] The programme was broadcast over two nights for Wednesday and Thursday. Faith was released on DVD in United States on 8 November 2005 by Koch Vision.[3]
Faith | |
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Genre | Political drama Thriller |
Created by | Simon Burke |
Written by | Simon Burke |
Directed by | John Strickland |
Starring | Michael Gambon John Hannah Amelia Bullmore Nicholas Gleaves Keith Allen |
Ending theme | "Crazy" by Seal |
Composer(s) | John Keane |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Ted Childs |
Producer(s) | Colin McKeown |
Production location(s) | London, England, UK |
Cinematography | Peter Fearon |
Editor(s) | John Parker |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company(s) | Central Independent Television |
Distributor | ITV Studios |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 7 September – 8 September 1994 |
This miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network.
Plot
Peter Moreton, a high-ranking government official, scrambles to keep his secret style hidden from the world when his daughter purposely leaks his affair to a reporter she is dating. Nick Simon is the high-level reporter caught between his love for Holly Moreton, the daughter of Peter Moreton and his desperation to keep his job and land the biggest story of his career.
Cast
- Michael Gambon — Peter Moreton
- John Hannah — Nick Simon
- Susannah Harker — Holly Moreton
- Amelia Bullmore — Ros
- Nicholas Gleaves — Andy Morgan
- Keith Allen — Jeff Wagland
- Connie Booth — Pat Harbinson
- Jeremy Bulloch — David Reckitt
- Fraser James — Steve Maher
- Grace Boyle — Faith Simon
- Gemma Jones — Jane Moreton
- Ken Livingstone — Himself
- Struan Rodger — Matthew Sheridan
- Robin Weaver — Helena Reckitt
- Carole Nimmons — Gillian Reckitt
- Louis Mahoney — Dr. Jacques
Episodes
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Part 1" | John Strickland | Simon Burke | 7 September 1994 | |
Nick Simon (John Hannah), a journalist for a Sunday newspaper, is struggling to bring his up his daughter, Faith (Grace Boyle), and keep his job. Enticed out on a blind date, he meets and falls for Holly Moreton (Susannah Harker), daughter of Tory MP, Peter Moreton (Michael Gambon). Moreton's name is linked with a Government scandal concerning illegal arms sales, and Nick discovers there's a further scoop to be investigated, but will it damage his relationship with Holly? | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Part 2" | John Strickland | Simon Burke | 8 September 1994 | |
Now jobless, broke and alone. Nick Simon is still no closer to obtaining proof of Moreton's illicit affair. But flickering through photos of the weekend, he and Holly spent together at Moreton's country cottage, the true identity of Moreton's lover suddenly becomes clear. |
References
- "ITV Studios - Faith". ITV Studios.
- "Faith (1994)". BFI.org.
- "Faith". Amazon.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.