The Fear (2012 TV series)

The Fear is a four-part television drama series, created by Richard Cottan, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 3 December 2012.[1] The series, broadcast over four consecutive nights, stars Peter Mullan as Brighton-based criminal kingpin Richie Beckett, who finds himself waging war on an Albanian sex trafficking gang trying to muscle in on his turf, all whilst trying to deal with the onset symptoms of dementia.[2]

The Fear
GenreCrime drama
Created byRichard Cottan
Directed byMichael Samuels
StarringPeter Mullan
Harry Lloyd
Paul Nicholls
Anastasia Hille
Danny Sapani
Nigel Lindsay
Richard E. Grant
Theme music composerDan Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Richard Cottan
Simon Heath
Paul Stevens
Producer(s)Tim Bricknell
CinematographyGavin Finney
Running time60 minutes
Production company(s)BBC Worldwide
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Picture format16:9
Audio formatStereo
Original release3 December (2012-12-03) 
6 December 2012 (2012-12-06)

The series also stars Harry Lloyd and Paul Nicholls as Richie's children, Matty and Cal, and Anastasia Hille as his wife, Jo.[3] The series averaged an audience of 1.25 million viewers across its four-night run.[4] The series has been released on DVD in Europe, but remains unreleased in the UK.[5]

References

  1. "The Fear, Channel 4, review". Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  2. "The Fear" via Amazon.
  3. Geoghegan, Kev (3 December 2012). "Mullan faces The Fear in TV drama" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB". www.barb.co.uk.
  5. "The Fear (DVD)". Editions Montparnasse - La Culture en DVD, Blu-ray et VOD.
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