Daddy's Girl (TV 2002)

Ten years after her mother's disappearance, a 17-year old girl starts to have disturbing thoughts about the event.

Director:

Bill Eagles

Writer:

Philomena McDonagh

Stars:

Martin Kemp, Stephanie Leonidas, William Ash

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Kemp	...	Chris Cooper
Stephanie Leonidas	...	Emma Cooper
William Ash	...	DC Neil Hallam
Mickey Hughes	...	Norman
Helene Kvale	...	Carol
Nick Hutchison	...	Malcolm
Denise Black	...	Sue
Sam Green	...	James
Trevor Fox	...	Dan Rothwell
Ray Lonnen	...	Solicitor
Katie Allen	...	Kate (as Kate Allen)
Louise Page	...	Fiona Cooper
Ruth Adams	...	Fiona Wilson
Paul Danan	...	Nathan
June Bailey	...	Marion Wilson

Storyline

Ten years after her mother's disappearance, a 17-year old girl starts to have disturbing thoughts about the event.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Vanished

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

I Hate The Sound Of A Violin

17 year old Emma Cooper is brought up by her father Chris in a single parent household . Her mother disappeared 10 years previously and now she finds herself having nightmares . Could this tie in with her mother's disappearance ? Might it be a combination of teen angst and her father finding a new girlfriend ?

I've always thought Martin Kemp is a much better actor than he's given credit for . His performance as Steve Owen in EASTENDERS shone amongst a mediocre cast . Having said that he's not done himself any favours by appearing in forgettable dramas like this . Most of the flaws aren't his fault which are down to a staid screenplay by Philomena McDonagh . Why is it only now that Emma has these bad dreams ? That's down to the need to involve an inciting incident but Emma never comes across as a real person , only a literary device to tell a story . A story that tries to be twisty and turning while remaining ambiguous but becomes more and more contrived as it goes along . The ending is totally ridiculous

The main problem is Bill Eagles compounding the problem by having menacing incidental music every time Chris appears on screen . Chris gets out of a car , cue a shrieking violin . Chris walks down the stairs , cue a shrieking violin . Chris talks to Emma , cue a shrieking violin that screams " This man is a murderer " . One feels slightly sorry for Kemp as you can imagine him looking at the screenplay thinking maybe he could give a layered performance only to find at the finished product that if he'd worn a top hat , twirled his moustache while tying Emma to a railway line he couldn't be a less obvious villain . You can see why Martin and Gary Kemp reformed Spandua Ballet