The Investigator (TV 1997)

A military police woman is given the job of tracking down and removing lesbians from the army.

Director:

Chris Oxley

Writer:

Barbara Machin

Stars:

Helen Baxendale, Laura Fraser, Ian Burfield

Cast

Credited cast:
Helen Baxendale	...	Sgt. Caroline Meagher
Laura Fraser	...	Louise Marshall
Ian Burfield	...	RSM Michael Ryder
Tracy Keating	...	Kathy
Anna Bolt	...	Pvt. Brenda Riley
Sean Gilder	...	Sgr Jamie Kennedy
Katrina Levon	...	Sgt Chrissie Edgeworth
Caroline O'Neill	...	LT Laura Daniels
Zara Turner	...	Maj. Fiona Lang
Lisa Palfrey	...	Sgt Kathy Bartlett
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Fulford	...	Sgt Cheesman
Finola Geraghty	...	Cpl Rose Fielding
Gilly Gilchrist	...	Sgt Jameson
Nicholas Irons	...	Pvt. Nick Stratton
Jasper Jacob	...	Sgt Tony Wallace

Storyline

1989: Caroline Meagher is a sergeant with the Royal Military Police, with 12 years' experience, stationed in Northern Ireland. Two men from internal affairs grill her for four days: someone has accused her of being a lesbian. It's an offense that leads to court martial. In a series of flashbacks, we see her enthusiasm when she joins the force, her various assignments including investigating suspected lesbians, and her own slow discovery of her sexual nature. She, like others in her situation, must go to great lengths to avoid detection. Once reported, will she withstand the interrogation? Meagher herself comments on camera at the end of the film.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian | military | court martial | suspected lesbian | interrogation | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Out of Line

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of part one when Chrissie and Caroline are talking in the bedroom you can see the shadow of the boom mic moving in almost all of Caroline's shots.

User Reviews

The Investigator

Excellent hard to find movie, that was on TV in the UK. Why has it not been released on video or DVD? Who knows? On TV in 1997, and made a hit with the mainstream lesbian movie watchers. Shows at about the time Clinton was starting the don't ask, don't tell thing about the military, this goes to show what is really going on in the military. Of course this is set in England, but the same rings through for the states or anyone else in a military setting or governmental run agency. This movie can be had if someone really wants to find it....you can do a search in google, and who knows? Truly a well done movie, great love scenes, and a ending that will knock your socks off! Lesmovies on yahoo groups.