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Paul Abbott (writer)
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24 October 1999 (USA)
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Whilst the plot centers around a policeman, this is not a police story. In fact John McKeown emphatically dislikes being a policeman...
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A plot with several twists and turns
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(Credited cast) | Pete Postlethwaite | ... | John McKeown |
 | Jamie Draven | ... | Dex Lister |
| Rachel Davies | ... | Rachel Garratt |
| Alison Newman | ... | Sandra Hollins |
| Crissy Rock | ... | Maureen |
| Thomas Aston | ... | Mark Lister |
| Ruth Harrop | ... | Sally Lister |
 | Ben Crompton | ... | Billy Johnson |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Margaret Blakemore | ... | School Secretary |
 | Tony Bluto | ... | Dave |
| Andrew Bone | ... | Nigel |
| Ray Emmet Brown | ... | Frank Davies |
| Graham Bryan | ... | Benny |
 | Victor Burke | ... | Liam |
| Richard Cadman | ... | Cookie |
| Emma Catherwood | ... | Julie |
| Janys Chambers | ... | Claris |
| Anthony Clarke | ... | Park Copper 2 |
| Christine Cox | ... | Colleen Berry |
| Grace Ellis | ... | Nurse |
| Peter Ferdinando | ... | Park Copper 1 |
| John Flitcroft | ... | Tutor |
| Rebekah May Gowers | ... | Mandy |
| Julie Graham | ... | Det. Sgt. Mary Slater |
| Matt Hickey | ... | Cruikshank |
| John Jardine | ... | Clerk |
| Peter Kay | ... | Ronnie |
| Alison Lomas | ... | Woman in Park |
| Peter McCabe | ... | Social Worker |
| Christopher McGrail | ... | Eric |
| Stuart McQuarrie | ... | Frank Faulkner |
| Alex Palmer | ... | Peter Marriot |
| Melanie Pappenheim | ... | Vocalist |
| James Quinn | ... | Phil Myers |
| Conor Ryan | ... | Copper in Breakers Yard |
| Nina Warhurst | ... | Chrissy |
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UK:180 min (including commercials) (2 parts)
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Dex Lister is a 17-year old caring for his two grade school siblings in a home that is missing its parents. Suspected and then arrested by Det. John McKeown in the murder of a factory supervisor, Lister's fitness as a guardian comes into question. The plot moves through a series of circumstances that eventually lead the viewer to question the motives of the detective and the young suspect. Are Dex's parents really missing? Is he all that he portrays himself to be? Is the detective's judgment being clouded by his personal problems?
Pete Postlethwaite as John McKeown and Jamie Draven as Dex Lister are excellent. The interchange between the two, first as friends and then as foes, heightens as each new fact is uncovered. "Butterfly Collectors" is as much a murder mystery as an examination of the effect people have on one another and their families.
I found it difficult, at times, hearing the dialogue clearly because of the thick dialect. Still "Butterfly Collectors" is a smart, intelligent made-for-TV movie, worth the almost three-hour view.