Fallen (British TV series)

Fallen is a two-part[1] British television crime drama, written by Steve Griffiths and directed by Omar Madha, first broadcast on ITV on 26 April 2004.[2] The drama stars Jonathan Cake as Jason Shepherd, a police detective who wakes up in hospital in an amnesiac state after being subjected to a near fatal electrocution by members of a gang suspected to be involved in nuclear terrorism.[3] Simone Lahbib stars as Shepherd's superior, DCI Kate Gunning, with Kerrie Taylor, Gary Love, David Gant and William Beck also among the principal cast members credited.[4]

Fallen
Title card
GenreCrime drama
Written bySteve Griffiths
Directed byOmar Madha
StarringJonathan Cake
Simone Lahbib
Kerrie Taylor
Gary Love
David Gant
Nicholas Hope
Niall O'Mara
William Beck
Fiona Glascott
ComposerPaul Leonard-Morgan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMichele Buck
Rebecca Keane
Damien Timmer
ProducerMatthew Read
CinematographyJames Welland
EditorAdam Recht
Running time90 minutes
Production companyMeridian Broadcasting
Original release
NetworkITV
Release26 April (2004-04-26) –
27 April 2004 (2004-04-27)

The series was also broadcast in Sweden, in Germany under the title Böser Cop, guter Cop (English: Good Cop, Bad Cop) and in France under the title À découvert (English: Discovered).[5] The series was filmed in and around London. The series gathered respectable viewing figures, with the first part gathering 5.92 million viewers, and the second attracting 4.07 million.[6]

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Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Part 1"Omar MadhaSteve Griffiths26 April 2004 (2004-04-26)5.92
Detective Sergeant Jason Shepherd is hospitalised following a near-fatal electrocution, and regains consciousness with no memory of his life. After learning that he is a serving police officer, and is currently estranged from his wife and children, Shepherd sets about re-investigating the case he was working on before his accident with the help of his superior, DCI Kate Gunning, and is astonished to find that he seems to be in the pocket of known criminals as he uncovers evidence of nuclear terrorism.
22"Part 2"Omar MadhaSteve Griffiths27 April 2004 (2004-04-27)4.07
As he tries to solve what happened, Shepherd is forced to confront some unsavoury truths about himself in order to work out if he is really corrupt, or was in fact working undercover.

References

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  1. ^ "Forget me not". The Times. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Fallen (ITV-1 Jonathan Cake, Simone Lahbib, Gary Love)". Memorable TV. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ Rawnet. "ITV Studios - Fallen". itvstudios.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Fallen (TV Movie - Complete)". YouTube. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Fallen (TV Movie 2004) - Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes". BARB. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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