Plot: Examining the “News International” phone hacking scandal, through the work of Nick Davies, a journalist who uncovered evidence of phone hacking, as well as the investigation into the murder of Daniel Morgan, a private investigator.
This miniseries was Very Good.
Pros: I like how they used Nick Davies to turn his head to us to explain what’s going in the narrative. The casting was expiring choices from David Tennant, Toby Jones & Robert Carlyle. I was so engaged into the storylines. Seeing the major victims involved, in non-speaking cameos was quite a surprise. Most of the performances were spot on & most enjoyable.
I was satisfied with how the finale wrapped everything up.
Cons: There were performances I wasn’t convinced did good job. Seeing much of this newspaper headlines come to pass are head scratching and disgusting & there wasn’t enough consequences were done to Rupert Murdoch.
Genre: Drama
Directed by Lewis Arnold
Written by Jack Thorne, Annalisa Dinnella
Starring: David Tennant, Toby Jones & Robert Carlyle.
Composers: Joshua Pacey, Lorne Balfe
Producer: Abi Bach
Executive producers: Jack Thorne, Joe Williams, Lewis Arnold, David Tennant, Patrick Spence
Cinematographer: Ed Rutherford
Editor: Sacha Szwarc
Production companies: ITV Studios, AC Chapter One, One Shoe Films
Network: Stan, ITVX
Cast & Characters:
The cast includes:
- David Tennant as Nick Davies
- Toby Jones as Alan Rusbridger
- Robert Carlyle as DCS Dave Cook
- Steve Pemberton as Rupert Murdoch
- Cara Theobold as Amelia Hill, a reporter for The Guardian
- Rose Leslie as Charlotte Harris, a lawyer
- Rosalie Craig as Rebekah Brooks
- Dougray Scott as Gordon Brown
- Eve Myles as Jacqui Hames
- Adrian Lester as “Mr Apollo”, Davies’ pseudonymous source
- Katherine Kelly as Sheridan McCoid
- Kevin Doyle as Assistant Commissioner John Yates
- Neil Maskell as Glen Campbell, of Panorama
- Lara Pulver as Jo Becker
- Lee Ingleby as David Leigh
- Pip Torrens as Stuart Kuttner
- Lisa McGrillis as Sarah Montague
- Sean Pertwee as Sean Hoare
- Robert Bathurst as Max Clifford
- Terence Maynard as Rufus Duffy, of The Guardian
- Richard Pepple as DI Graham Twyler
- Nadia Albina as Gill Phillips, editorial legal director of The Guardian
- Phil Davis as Alastair Morgan, brother of Daniel
- Ace Bhatti as Rahul Shah
- Ricci Harnett as Garry Vian
- Jay Simpson as Glenn Vian
- Charlie Brooks as Kim Vian
- Lucy Speed as Molly Vian
- Georgia Jay as Sienna Miller
- Nicholas Rowe as Jeremy Paxman
- Mark Stobbart as Andy Coulson
- Robert Glenister as DCI Callum Lockhart
- Lisa Dillon as Clare Rewcastle Brown
- Joseph May as Don Van Natta
- Alec Newman as John Mullin
- Oliver Milburn as Nick Ross
- Steven Waddington as Mike Sullivan, of The Sun
- Nigel Lindsay as Jules Stenson, features editor of The News of the World
- Elisabeth Hopper as Caroline Davies, Nick Davies’ ex-wife
- Andrew Whipp as Jonathan Rees
- Paul Kaye as Gary Eaton, a witness to the murder
- Patrick Baladi as John Whittingdale
- Sophie Bould as Jean Davies, mother of Nick
- Rebecca Front as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers
- Lucy Russell as Tessa Jowell
- Silas Carson as Sam Eldwick
- Gavin Spokes as Dick Fedorcio, the Metropolitan Police’s head of public affairs
- Daniel Ryan as Tom Watson MP
- George Russo as Glenn Mulcaire
- Cal MacAninch as Tommy Sheridan
- Ron Cook as Max Mosley
- Roger Ringrose as Justice Maddison
- Lucy Black as Sally Dowler, mother of Millie Dowler
- Colin R. Campbell as Bob Dowler, father of Millie
The opening episode also includes brief, non-speaking cameos from Harry Hill, Konnie Huq, Gabby Logan and Jonathan Ross.
Episode 3 features a cameo from Alastair Campbell (Tony Blair‘s strategist and advisor) as himself.
I highly recommend watching this miniseries on ITVX.
Rating: 10 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident Flim reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe