Shockers: The Visitor (1999) (TV)

Director:

Audrey Cooke

Writer:

Guy Burt (written by)

Release Date:

26 October 1999 (UK)

Plot:

Three young house sharers make the dangerous mistake of assuming that a man who arrives at the door is the cousin of their absent flat-mate.

Cast

Daniel Craig	...	Richard
Miranda Pleasence	...	Louise
Claire Rushbrook	...	Terri
Shaun Parkes	...	Matt
Theo Fraser Steele	...	Tom's cousin
Stuart Milligan	...	Mr. Jefferson
Dean Byfield	...	Charlie
Clare Clifford	...	Publisher 1
David Nicholls	...	Publisher 2 (as David Holdaway)
John Drummond	...	Unemployed Man
Toby Mace	...	Waiter 1
Nick Fletcher	...	Waiter 2
Rupert Ward-Lewis	...	Young Man in Pub
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Drummond	...	Unemployed man (uncredited)

Directed by
Audrey Cooke

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Guy Burt		written by

Produced by
Greg Brenman	....	executive producer
Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo	....	line producer
Julia Ouston	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Nick Bicât

Cinematography by
Alasdair Walker

Film Editing by
Victoria Boydell

Production Design by
Gillian Miles

Art Direction by
Jason Harris

Costume Design by
Jayne Gregory

Makeup Department
Konnie Daniel	....	makeup designer
Laura Schiavo	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Lisa Comeau	....	unit manager
Kate Dain	....	production manager
Liz Pearson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Byfield	....	first assistant director
Jane Harris	....	third assistant director
Jim Wilkinson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
John Ayling	....	property master
Jacqueline Zoppi-Tighe	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Paula Boram	....	foley artist
Craig Burns	....	boom operator
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist
Deborah Gordon	....	sound assistant (1999)
Bernard O'Reilly	....	supervising sound editor
Sandra Roth	....	foley editor
Sandra Roth	....	foley recordist
Keith Tunney	....	sound recordist
Hilary Wyatt	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Graham Brown	....	special effects
Keith Edwards	....	special effects

Stunts
Renny Krupinski	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Manuel Harlan	....	still photographer
Rupert Lloyd-Parry	....	key grip
Alysia Maciejowska	....	camera trainee
Ossie McLean	....	focus puller
Toby Plaskitt	....	second grip
Alastair Rae	....	Steadicam operator
Matt Shaw	....	clapper loader

Editorial Department
Simon Brook	....	on-line editor

Transportation Department
Roger Wooge	....	transportation

Other crew
Kim Armitage	....	script supervisor
Rebecca De Souza	....	script editor
Giles Harrison	....	production assistant
Rachel Higgins	....	production accountant
Lou McManus	....	location manager
Bella Randall	....	production coordinator

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Very good short film

This was shown as a series of one off one hour TV plays for C4. I thought this was the cream of the crop. Guy Burt (a very young, very talented author) managed in one hour to:

1) Develop four characters whom you care about 2) Lay down an interesting and compelling plot with a great central performance from Daniel Craig 3) Put an interesting ending on the piece

Not bad when most films cannot do this in an hour and a half. Try and catch this on a repeat OR read some of Guy Burt's books.