Kiss of Death (2008 film)

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Kiss of Death
Also known as	Blood Rush Breathless
Created by	Barbara Machin
Written by	Barbara Machin
Directed by	Paul Unwin (director)Paul Unwin
Starring	Louise Lombard Lyndsey Marshal Danny Dyer Shaun Parkes Lenora Crichlow Ace Bhatti Brian McCardie Caroline O'Hara Neil McDermott Perry Benson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1
Production
Executive producer	Patrick Spence
Producer	Jane Steventon
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	BBC Northern Ireland
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	26 May 2008 (2008-05-26)

Kiss of Death, previously titled Breathless and Blood Rush, is a British crime investigation television film, written by Barbara Machin, author of the British television crime drama series Waking the Dead, that aired on BBC on 26 May 2008.

The one-off drama, intended as a backdoor pilot for a possible series, was originally written as a two-part series but was re-written several times at the request of BBC executives. The original running time of 120 minutes was also shortened to 90, and the programme was finally broadcast in one instalment in May 2008.^[1] The drama was produced by BBC Northern Ireland and shot in Bristol.^[2] A DVD was released in Sweden in 2010, but as of 2016^[update], has not been released in the UK.^[3] Viewing figures of 3.9 million did not prove strong enough for a full series to be commissioned.

Synopsis

A plot synopsis issued by the BBC in a press release read as follows: "In this drama, a killer has killed once and kidnapped another victim, challenging the investigative and forensic team to work out why. Suddenly everyone's past comes under scrutiny, everyone's version of the truth comes under suspicion. Kay Rousseau (Louise Lombard), who heads up the crime team, is back at work after the death of her child. Suspicion about her involvement in this death remains, not least in her own husband. Only Matt Costello (Danny Dyer), Kay's second-in-command and a dedicated, impassioned copper, is loyal to the core. Dr. George Austen (Lyndsey Marshal), the team's forensic scientist, worked on Kay's case and knows things Kay wished she didn't, and this isn't helped by her own fast increasing addiction to alcohol which puts her evidential work under unwelcome scrutiny.

Dr Clive Morrell (Shaun Parkes) is a profiler whose own mood swings and strange behaviour are causing concern within the team. Jude Whiley (Lenora Crichlow) is a rookie cop, who is young, fresh and has an energy and passion for the job that verges on obsession. Miles Trumeman (Ace Bhatti) plays Kay's husband Miles Trueman, who is a lawyer attached to the case. Brian McCardie plays killer Michael Bovery, a man obsessed with one of the team, and Jeffery Kissoon plays Commissioner Wilson, Rousseau's boss."^[4]

Cast

Louise Lombard as Superintendent Kay Rousseau
Danny Dyer as Detective Inspector Matt Costello
Lenora Crichlow as Detective Constable Jude Whiley
Lyndsey Marshal as Dr. George Austen, pathologist
Shaun Parkes as Dr. Clive Morrell, profiler
Ace Bhatti as Miles Trueman, lawyer
Caroline O'Hara as Jane, kidnap and rape victim
Neil McDermott as John, kidnap victim
Perry Benson as The Courier
Brian McCardie as Michael Bovery
Jeffery Kissoon as Commissioner Wilson

Notes

^ "Louise Lombard, Lyndsey Marshal and Danny Dyer star in Kiss of Death – a new crime drama for BBC One". BBC Press Office. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
^ "Member Profile: David Bowen: Biography". Film Network. BBC. 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
^ "Kiss of Death". Amazon UK.
^ "BBC - Press Office - Louise Lombard, Lyndsey Marshal and Danny Dyer star in Kiss of Death".

External links

Kiss of Death at BBC Online
Kiss of Death at IMDb

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