Summer in the Suburbs is a single television crime drama, written and devised by Tony Basgallop, that was broadcast on BBC Two on 10 January 2000.[1] Described as an "intense murder drama", Summer in the Suburbs follows the story of a 14-year-old girl whose lifeless body is found in a field, and the lead detective, Ted Lyle (Aneirin Hughes), who investigates her death. As he and his wife Sandra are among local parents caught up in a wave of fear and suspicion, Ted's investigations uncover a shocking suspect. The programme was commissioned in August 1999 by then controller of BBC Two, Jane Root,[2] and was directed by David Attwood and produced by Hilary Salmon.[3]
| Summer in the Suburbs | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Tony Basgallop |
| Directed by | David Attwood |
| Starring | Aneirin Hughes Tessa Peake-Jones Fred Pearson Sid Mitchell Ann Mitchell Sarah Alexander Michael Bertenshaw Ryan Davenport Jemima Rooper Patrick Cremin |
| Theme music composer | John Harle Sarah Jane Morris |
| Composer | John Harle |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David M. Thompson |
| Producer | Hilary Salmon |
| Cinematography | David Higgs |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 January 2000 |
Cast
- Aneirin Hughes as DC Ted Lyle
- Tessa Peake-Jones as Sandra Lyle
- Fred Pearson as Harold Lyle
- Sid Mitchell as James Lyle
- Ann Mitchell as Mulligan
- Sarah Alexander as Maisie
- Michael Bertenshaw as George Saunders
- Ryan Davenport as John Lyle
- Jemima Rooper as Julie Lyle
- Patrick Cremin as DS Greg Lipton
- Emily Corrie as Theresa Gibbs
- Joanne Leigh-Palmer as Leanne
- Elaine Donnelly as Helen Gibbs
- Neil Conrich as DCI Lawson
- Chad Gomez as Adam Keys
- Craig Vye as Guy
- Michael Tucek as Robbo
- Charles Simon as Terry
- Marcus Rogers as Bobby
References
- ^ "Summer in the Suburbs". The Radio Times. No. 3959. 2000. p. 84. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "BBC 2 brings summer in the suburbs to life". Broadcast. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Summer In The Suburbs (BBC-2 2000, Aneirin Hughes, Tessa Peake-Jones) | Memorable TV". Memorable TV. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.