The Blind Date (TV series)
The Blind Date is a British television crime drama television series, written by Simon Booker, that first broadcast on ITV on 13 March 2000.[1] The series, based upon the novel by Frances Fyfield, follows Lucy Kennedy (Zara Turner), a former police detective whose sister was murdered, and after a plot to ‘honey trap’ the prime suspect for the murder goes horribly wrong, Lucy's memories of the horrific incident are revived when a friend of hers goes on a horrific blind date with the suspected killer.[2]
The Blind Date | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Frances Fyfield |
Written by | Simon Booker |
Directed by | Nigel Douglas |
Starring | Zara Turner Mark Letheren Hazel Ellerby Peter Wight Samantha Beckinsale Ben Miller Regina Freedman Roger Morlidge |
Composer(s) | Hal Lindes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Laura Mackie Jo Wright |
Producer(s) | Alison Davis |
Cinematography | Sean Van Hales |
Editor(s) | Nigel Cattle |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company(s) | London Weekend Television |
Distributor | ITV Studios |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Picture format | 16:9 |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 13 March – 20 March 2000 |
The series co-starred Mark Letheren, Hazel Ellerby, Peter Wight and Ben Miller, and was filmed in and around Highgate, Archway and Muswell Hill.[3] The first episode drew 8.63 million viewers, while episode two drew just over 8 million.[4] The series was released on VHS on 27 March 2000, alongside a fellow Miller-fronted ITV drama, Passion Killers.[5] This remains the only home video release to date.
Cast
- Zara Turner as Lucy Kennedy
- Mark Letheren as Jack De Souza
- Hazel Ellerby as DCI Anthea Cooper
- Peter Wight as DI Harry Jenkins
- Samantha Beckinsale as Patty
- Ben Miller as Joe Maxwell
- Regina Freedman as Angela
- Roger Morlidge as John 'Owl' Jones
- Mark Aiken as Michael Smythe
- Maureen O'Brien as Mrs. Smythe
- Joanna David as Diana Kennedy
- Matthew James Thomas as Matthew Davey
- Michael Elwyn as Gordon
References
- https://www.memorabletv.com/uk-tv/blind-date-the-itv-2000-with-zara-turner-and-ben-miller/
- https://itvstudios.com/programmes/the-blind-date%5B%5D
- https://www.gasholder.london/2016/07/28/without-trace-always-remember-bad-reviews/%5B%5D
- "Weekly top 30 programmes | BARB".
- "Ben Miller: The Blind Date/Passion Killers". Amazon.com.