Double Time

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Double Time
Format	Drama
Created by	Paul Dornan
Written by	Paul Dornan
Directed by	Audrey Cooke
Starring	James Dreyfus Michael Higgs
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1
Production
Executive producer(s)	Clive Tulloh
Producer(s)	Mark Chapman
Running time	90 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original airing	31 December 2007

Double Time was a British one-off comedy drama starring James Dreyfus. It received its premier in the United Kingdom on ITV at 9pm on Monday 31 December 2007. Its airing had been delayed since 2005 for unknown reasons.

[edit] Plot synopsis

The plot centres around infamous criminal George McCabe, who is imprisoned following a botched diamond heist, and a struggling actor named Lawrence Nixon - both of whom are played by Dreyfus.

In his TV reconstruction of the robbery, Nixon, who bears a strong resemblance to McCabe, livens up his portrayal of the criminal by giving him a lisp and a camp walk. McCabe is rendered a laughing stock in prison as a result, and decides to exact his revenge on Nixon by arranging to escape, then for Nixon to take his place in jail. However, neither man can predict the life-changing consequences that McCabe's actions will have.

[edit] Other

The prison set used in the film was the same one used for the television series Bad Girls, though it was repainted. The original title of the piece was Mad Dog, which had to be changed during filming for legal reasons. The new title Double Time was suggested on set by the actor Ewen Mcintosh (Keith from The Office) in between takes for a scene he was doing as one of the prison guards with the writer Paul Dornan.