Butterfly Collectors
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1999 television film
| Butterfly Collectors | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller, crime drama |
| Written by | Paul Abbott |
| Directed by | Jean Stewart |
| Starring | Pete Postlethwaite Jamie Draven Rachel Davies Alison Newman Crissy Rock Thomas Aston Ruth Harrop Ben Crompton |
| Composers | Philip Appleby Jocelyn Pook |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Simon Lewis Susan Hogg |
| Producer | Hilary Bevan Jones |
| Production locations | Manchester, England, UK |
| Running time | 198 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 19 April (1999年04月19日) – 20 April 1999 (1999年04月20日) |
Butterfly Collectors is a two part ITV miniseries. It was broadcast between 19 April and 20 April 1999. A two-part psychological thriller about a disillusioned policeman who develops an unlikely friendship with two teenagers arrested for murder.[1] [2] Butterfly Collectors was written by Paul Abbott, who has also written for many other television serials including Shameless , Clocking Off and Children's Ward . The drama stars British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who is supported by actress and comedian Crissy Rock.[3]
In 2008, it was released on Region 1 DVD,[4] on 4 September 2017, it was released by Strawberry Media on Region 2 DVD.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ Andrew Billen (20 June 1999). "Pete's obviously not the villain he appears to be in his films ... so why is he strangling me?". Sunday Herald . Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ John Millar (10 June 1999). "Oh; for Pete's sake". The Herald .
- ^ Tracy Stevens. International Television & Video Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company, 2002. p. 490.
- ^ Butterfly Collectors on Amazon
- ^ Butterfly Collectors on Amazon.co.uk
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Categories:
- 1999 British television series debuts
- 1999 British television series endings
- 1990s British drama television series
- 1990s British crime television series
- British thriller television series
- 1990s British television miniseries
- Television shows set in Manchester
- Television shows produced by Granada Television
- ITV television dramas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- British English-language television shows
- Films shot in Greater Manchester
- United Kingdom television show stubs