Armadillo was a 2001 three-part television drama 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]
| 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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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 16 September – 30 September 2001 |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | 5 August 2002 |
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
editRelease
editThe 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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