Thirteen Steps Down (TV series)
| Thirteen Steps Down | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Created by | Book by Ruth Rendell |
| Written by | Adrian Hodges |
| Directed by | Marek Losey |
| Starring |
Luke Treadaway Geraldine James Elarica Gallacher |
| Composer(s) | Frans Bak |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Alan Moloney Mary Callery Adrian Hodges |
| Producer(s) | Neil Zeiger |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Running time | 45-50 mins |
| Production company(s) | Parallel Films |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Original run | 13 August 2012 – 20 August 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Thirteen Steps Down is a 2012 two part television thriller based on the novel by Ruth Rendell first broadcast by ITV.[1]
Plot
Mix Cellini is a lonely, maladjusted young man who works for a company that repairs exercise equipment, and lives in the upstairs apartment of an old Victorian house on Notting Hill. While his reclusive landlady, Gwendolen, spends her time reading and pondering lost loves, Mix grows dangerously obsessed with serial killer John Christie and a local model, Nerissa Nash, despite the fact that she hardly even acknowledges his existence.
Production
Set in London's Notting Hill and the nearby home of John Christie at 10 Rillington Place filming took place over five weeks in London and Dublin.[2]
Cast and characters
Luke Treadaway, Anna Calder-Marshall, Gemma Jones, and Geraldine James
- Luke Treadaway as Mix Cellini
- Geraldine James as Gwendolen
- Elarica Gallacher as Nerissa Nash
- Gemma Jones as Olive
- Anna Calder-Marshall as Queenie
- Victoria Bewick as Danila
- Sam O'Mahony as Darel
- Maryam d'Abo as Madame Odette
- Laura Pyper as Kayleigh
- Ben Shafik as Abbas
- Brian Bovell as Tom
- Carrie Crowley as Hazel
- Melanie Gray as Colette
References
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/13/tv-review-ruth-rendells-thirteen-steps-down
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9474881/Thirteen-Steps-Down-ITV1-review.html
- http://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/ruth-rendells-thirteen-steps-down-itv1