Butterfly Collectors
| 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 – 20 April 1999 |
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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- 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
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