National Treasure (British TV series)
| National Treasure | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Operation Yewtree |
| Written by | Jack Thorne |
| Directed by | Marc Munden |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | John Chapman |
| Production locations | |
| Production company | The Forge |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 20 September – 11 October 2016 |
National Treasure is a four-part 2016 British television drama by Channel 4, written by Jack Thorne.
It stars Robbie Coltrane as Paul Finchley, a television comedian accused of raping a 15-year-old girl several years earlier. Julie Walters plays his wife Marie, and Andrea Riseborough plays his daughter Dee.
The drama is inspired by Operation Yewtree, a police operation that resulted in the prosecution of a number of veteran TV performers.[1][2]
Cast
- Robbie Coltrane as Paul Finchley
- Julie Walters as Marie Finchley (Finchley's wife)
- Andrea Riseborough as Danielle "Dee" Finchley (Finchley's daughter)
- Tim McInnerny as Karl Jenkins (Finchley's comedy partner)
- Babou Ceesay as Jerome Sharpe (Finchley's solicitor)
- Mark Lewis Jones as Gerry (investigator)
- Nadine Marshall as DI Palmer
- Kate Hardie as Rebecca Thornton (alleged rape victim)
- Susan Lynch as Christina Farnborough (former babysitter)
- Graeme Hawley as Dan
- Cara Barton as Young Dee Finchley
- William Wright-Neblett as Billy (Dee's son)
- Trystan Gravelle as Young Paul Finchley
- Lucy Speed as Young Marie Finchley
- Kerry Fox as Zoe Darwin (Finchley's barrister)
- Renaee-Mya Warden as Frances
- Jeremy Swift as Simon
- Rosalind Eleazar as Georgina
- Ed Eales White as Young Karl Jenkins
- Sarah Middleton as Young Rebecca Thornton
- Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Young Christina Farnborough
- Vivienne Bell as Stella
- David Fleeshman as Judge
- Sam Hoare as Tom
- Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Freddie
- Ronnie Fox as Taxi Driver
- Vicki Hackett as Receptionist
- Ian Puleston-Davies as Leo
- Johann Myers as Dave
- Catherine Breeze as Nurse
- Darren Boyd as Hamish
- Lee Mack as Himself
- Robert Webb as Himself
- Alan Carr as Himself
- Frank Skinner as Himself
- Victoria Derbyshire as Herself
Episodes
Episode 1
- Air date 20 September 2016
Episode 2
- Air date 27 September 2016
Episode 3
- Air date 4 October 2016
Episode 4
- Air date 11 October 2016
References
- ^ Plunkett, John (25 August 2015). "Channel 4 launches drama inspired by Operation Yewtree investigations". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Ross, Peter (6 September 2016). "'This is for the people who were abused': Robbie Coltrane on his Yewtree-inspired drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
