"Jericho" (2005) TV series

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 October 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Robert Lindsay	...	D.I. Michael Jericho (4 episodes, 2005)
David Troughton	...	Sgt. Clive Harvey (4 episodes, 2005)
Ciarán McMenamin	...	DC John Caldicott / ... (4 episodes, 2005)
Nicholas Jones	...	AC Cherry / ... (4 episodes, 2005)
Lydia Leonard	...	Angela (4 episodes, 2005)
Kellie Bright	...	WPC Penny Collins (4 episodes, 2005)
Lee Ross	...	Louis (4 episodes, 2005)
Aurélie Bargème	...	Juliette (4 episodes, 2005)
Eve Matheson	...	Rita Harvey (4 episodes, 2005)
Aran Bell	...	Jericho's Father (3 episodes, 2005)
Andrew Thorpe	...	Young Jericho (3 episodes, 2005)
Brendan Coyle	...	Christie (3 episodes, 2005)
Zoe Colton	...	Jenny Harvey (3 episodes, 2005)
Peter Bowles	...	Fleming (2 episodes, 2005)
Grant Davis	...	Grace (2 episodes, 2005)

Runtime:

UK:120 min (including commercials) (4 episodes)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

State Theatre, George Street, Grays, Essex, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

Episode 1.1 was dedicated to the memory of N'Deaye Ba (aka Inday Ba) who played Martha Sorin. She died on 26 April 2005, shortly after she finished filming for her role in Jericho.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Comedy Connections: To the Manor Born (#4.5)" (2006)

Atmospheric, and some great performances

Jericho is a middle-aged over-achieving Scotland Yard detective, tormented by witnessing the death of his father as a child. This may sound somewhat formulaic, but that would be unfair to this tremendous series. The evocation of 1950s London is superb: even down to details like a "blink-and-you-miss-it" sign in a window advertising for tenants stating "no Blacks, no Irish" (A common sight in post-war Britain: I can vouch for this - my parents were Irish and told me about it).

The performances are superb, and the cast includes the cream of British acting: Robert Lindsay of course, but also Peter Bowles, James Wilby, Jane Horrocks, among others.

Anyonewho has seen "Foyle's War" will appreciate the sense of period and the way the stories intelligently explore contemporary issues. Highly recommended.