Reichenbach Falls (TV movie 2007)
Reichenbach Falls is a British TV movie, produced by BBC, written by James Mavor from an original idea by Ian Rankin, directed by John McKay, aired on 1 march 2007 on BBC Four, starring Alec Newman as DI Jim Buchan and Richard Wilson as Arthur Conan Doyle. 77 minutes.
Wry and obsessive DI Buchan is a cop on the edge. Suave and self-assured Jack Harvey is a best-selling crime novelist with the world at his feet. As Buchan probes a 100-year-old cold case, his investigation takes him on a journey into the Edinburgh's literary past that will cause him to question his very existence and set him on a collision course with his onetime friend [1]. DI Buchan often discuss with the spirit apparition of Arthur Conan Doyle.
The movie was commissioned as part of BBC Four's fifth birthday celebrations. The working title was The Acid Test. [2]
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Jim Buchan
(Alec Newman) -
Sinead Burns
(Nina Sosanya) -
Jack Harvey
(Alastair Mackenzie) -
Arthur Conan Doyle
(Richard Wilson) -
Professor Bell
(John Sessions) -
The Monkey
(The Monkey) -
Clara
(Laura Fraser) -
The fall like at Reichenbach Falls, but in Edinburgh
Cast
- Jim Buchan : Alec Newman
- Arthur Conan Doyle : Richard Wilson
- Sinead Burns : Nina Sosanya
- Jack Harvey : Alastair Mackenzie
- Professor Bell : John Sessions
- Clara : Laura Fraser
- The Monkey : The Monkey
- Gerry : Tom McGovern
- Tour Guide : Greg Powrie
- Newsreader : David Robertson
- Kirsty Wark : Kirsty Wark
- Publicist : Cora Bissett
Crew
- Director : John McKay
- Screenplay : James Mavor, Ian Rankin
- Assistant Director : Fay Selby, Derek Ritchie, Jo Gibson
- Producer : Gaynor Holmes
- Production Coodinator : Kathleen Macleod
- Production Assistant : Gillian Christie
- Production Accountant : Catrina Luna
- Production : Max McNally, David Divers, Douglas Brooks, Gordon Forbes, Paul Imrie
- Location Manager : Naomi Liston
- Unit Managers : Matt Jones, Robbie Kirkpatrick
- Sound Recordist : Phil Croal
- Boom Operator : Alastair Mason
- Gaffer : Donny Campbell
- Lighting : Ewan Epton
- Costumes : Anna Robbins, Systa Mogensun
- Makeup : Niamh Morrison, Sarah Fidelo
- Composer : Martyn Swain
- Production Design : Tom Sayer
- Film Editor : David Charap
- Cinematography : Neville Kidd
- Line Producer : Wendy Griffin
- Executive Producers : Richard Fell, Anne Mensah
- ↑ From James Mavor himself
- ↑ BBC press release