Armadillo (miniseries)
| Armadillo | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Armadillo by William Boyd |
| Screenplay by | William Boyd |
| Directed by | Howard Davies |
| Starring | James Frain |
| Composer | Richard Hartley |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Sue Birtwistle |
| Cinematography | James Welland |
| Editor | Kevin Lester |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
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| Release | 16 September – 30 September 2001 (UK) 5 August 2002 (US) |
Armadillo was a 2001 three part television film starring James Frain, directed by Howard Davies and based on William Boyd's 1998 novel of the same name. Boyd also served as the screenwriter for the show.[1]
Cast
[edit]- James Frain as Lorimer Black[2]
- Moses Rockman as James
- Tom Hiddleston as Toby Sherrifmuir
- Catherine McCormack as Flavia Malinverno[3]
- Stephen Rea as Hogg[3]
- Hugh Bonneville as Torquil Helvoir Jayne[3]
- James Fox as Sir Simon Sherrifmuir[3]
- Neil Pearson as Rintoul
Production
[edit]The film was shot in London.[3]
Release
[edit]The series was originally telecast as a three-part television film by BBC beginning 16 September 2001 on BBC One, it was also aired in a single, three-hour television film by American network A+E on 5 August 2002.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Steve Johnson (2 August 2002). "British-made 'Armadillo' a cut above network fare". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "20 Questions With...James Frain". What's On Stage. 18 March 2002. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Michael Speier (29 July 2002). "Review: 'Armadillo'". Variety. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Armadillo (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Julie Salamon (2 August 2002). "TV WEEKEND; A Romantic Inside a Sharkskin Suit". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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