"The Jury" (2002)TV mini-series

Director:

Pete Travis

Writer:

Peter Morgan (writer)

Release Date:

17 February 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Cast

Dimitri Andreas	...	Jan Kukos
Nathalie Armin	...	Usher
Gillian Barge	...	Eva Prohaska
Nick Bartlett	...	Prison Officer
Paul Bhattacharjee	...	Dr. Nirmal
Darren Boyd	...	Sebastian
Isabel Brook	...	Isobel
Stuart Bunce	...	Charles Gore
Richard Buss	...	Laurie Thorpe
Gerard Butler	...	Johnnie Donne
Andy Capie	...	Glazier
Sonnell Dadral	...	Duvinder Singh
Matthew Thomas Davies	...	Charlie Crawford
Glyn Dilley	...	Court Official
Matt Dineen	...	Heavy Skinhead
James Doherty	...	David Hind
Jim Dunk	...	DCI Shand
John Duttine	...	Mark Waters
Steven Emrys	...	Mr. de Jersey
Kate Fahy	...	Dr. Emma McGlade
Nicholas Farrell	...	Jeremy Crawford
Peter Gale	...	Dr. Hughes
Nitin Ganatra	...	Tariq Shah
Fiona Gillies	...	Fiona Crawford
Leo Gregory	...	Ally Maher
James Hayes	...	Father Gervase
Tim Healy	...	Eddie Fannon
Charlie Hicks	...	Sam Crawford
William Hoyland	...	Hector
Chris Humphreys	...	Paramedic
Derek Jacobi	...	George Cording QC
Tiana Paige Johnson	...	Joy Thomas
Louisa Lydell	...	TV Reporter
Michael Maloney	...	Peter Segal
Simon Markey	...	Dr. Levinson
Neil Maskell	...	Chris Maher
Helen McCrory	...	Rose Davies
Connor McIntyre	...	Derek Batey
Claire Nielson	...	Eleanor Colchester
Joanne Pearce	...	Marion Segal
Miranda Pleasence	...	Maria De Silva
Paul Reynolds	...	Warren Murray
Amanda Royle	...	Ms Thurloe
Billy Scott	...	John Maher
Ninka Scott	...	Court Clerk
Shaughan Seymour	...	Judge
Jack Shepherd	...	Ron Maher
Antony Sher	...	Gerald Lewis QC
Nina Sosanya	...	Marcia Thomas
Mark Strong	...	Len Davies
Steve Sweeney	...	Thomas Haines
Sylvia Syms	...	Elsie Beamish
Ellen Thomas	...	Ruby Thomas
Martin Troakes	...	Hotel Employee
Peter Vaughan	...	Michael Colchester
Sarah Louise Young	...	Jessica Garland
Antony Zaki	...	Ranjit Singh

Runtime:

300 min (6 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Central Criminal Courts, Old Bailey, London, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

In episode one, a computer screen list showing the names of potential jury members contains the names of fourteen characters from "The Bill" (1984). They are Reg Hollis, Nick Klein, Duncan Lennox, Debbie McAllister, Jack Meadows, Andrew Monroe, Dave Quinnan, Kass (sic) Rickman, Paul Riley, Vic Singh, Kate Spears, Roz Clarke, Tony Stamp and Des Taviner. Some of the potential jurors' addresses also correspond to street names used on the show.

Movie Connections:

References "The Bill" (1984)

The theme music is a star------

Has anyone mentioned the music score for this? From the first shot of the courthouse dome, melancholy music perfectly sets the mood for what will come.

The Eastern (or Indian) theme and the drum at the beginning credits is haunting. During the seminary scenes, the mens choral is lovely.

Throughout a woman hums a beautiful, sad melody, through certain transition scenes and always at the opening of a new chapter. Whenever juror, Johnny Donne, is alone this theme emphasizes his loneliness and breaks your heart. A number of times we see Johnny arriving home and walking down a long corridor and opening his door, with this lonely theme playing. His AA prayer also has the music softly in the background.

During the Rose characters arrival back home each time, we see her getting off the elevator and walking into a blinding white light - to give us a jolt of the searing effort to walk back into that house of pain. The orchestra with an oboe(?) featured makes one want to cry.

During the foreman of the juries final scenes of frenzy in the tunnel the Indian song is just perfect - the wail and lament of a man driven to distraction.

And as the jurors all walk down the hill after the burial, the same woman humming the theme music makes for a melancholy finale.

For the performances, the great cinematography, and wonderful music themes, this a rare series from television that is as great as a movie. Gerald Butler as Johnny is a standout - so intense at times you quit breathing. I've forgotten the name of the actor who plays the Foreman of the jury, but he is also outstanding. The whole cast is superb.

A real jewel for anyones collection. 9/10