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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Richard Cottan |
| Directed by | Michael Samuels |
| Starring | Peter Mullan Harry Lloyd Paul Nicholls Anastasia Hille Danny Sapani Nigel Lindsay Richard E. Grant |
| Theme music composer | Dan Jones |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Richard Cottan Simon Heath Paul Stevens |
| Producer(s) | Tim Bricknell |
| Cinematography | Gavin Finney |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 3 December – 6 December 2012 |
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
- "The Fear, Channel 4, review". Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- "The Fear" – via Amazon.
- Geoghegan, Kev (3 December 2012). "Mullan faces The Fear in TV drama" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB". www.barb.co.uk.
- "The Fear (DVD)". Editions Montparnasse - La Culture en DVD, Blu-ray et VOD.
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