The Ice House (TV 1997)

The peaceful, secluded, country hideaway of three diverse, lonely, supposedly lesbian, women is suddenly shattered when their gardener discovers a partially decomposed corpse in the old Ice... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Fywell

Writers:

Minette Walters (novel), Lizzie Mickery (screenplay)

Stars:

Daniel Craig, Corin Redgrave, Kitty Aldridge

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Craig	...	D.S. Andy McLoughlin
Corin Redgrave	...	D.C.I. George Walsh
Kitty Aldridge	...	Anne Cattrell
Frances Barber	...	Diana Goode
Penny Downie	...	Phoebe Maybury
Dave Hill	...	Fred Phillips
Gerard Horan	...	D.S. Robinson
Ann Bell	...	Molly Phillips
Luke Garrett	...	P.C. Williams
Niven Boyd	...	Dr. Webster
Paul Jerricho	...	David Maybury
Jack Galloway	...	Paddy Clarke
Belinda Sinclair	...	Eileen Clarke
Anthony May	...	Peter Barnes
Liam McKenna	...	Eddie Staines

Storyline

The peaceful, secluded, country hideaway of three diverse, lonely, supposedly lesbian, women is suddenly shattered when their gardener discovers a partially decomposed corpse in the old Ice House on their grounds. The ensuing police investigation has the unfortunate repercussion of re-igniting the anger and hatred of the local community levelled against the women which started ten years previously when the husband of one of them mysteriously disappeared without trace. The same senior police officer from ten years ago is assigned the case and is determined to bring the women to justice this time around. The case is further complicated when his deputy, whose marriage is on the rocks, starts to take more than a professional interest in one of the women. What is the identity of the corpse in the Ice House? What really did happen ten years previously? Will all be revealed...

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Plot Keywords:

police | corpse | missing person | haunted by the past | murder | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

A jégverem

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WGBH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

172 min 172 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Detective Sergeant Andy McLoughlin: My wife came back today and I'm damned if I'm spending another seven years with a woman whose favorite color is beige.

User Reviews

A mystery masterpiece

This is perhaps the best mystery I've seen on PBS Mystery! Interesting characters, suspenseful plot development, and flawless acting make this TV version of Minette Walter's mystery novel better than the book - and I've never said that about a movie vs. book before.