Like Father Like Son (TV 2005)

Life for Dee Stanton is improving at every turn. Her legal career is blossoming and her boyfriend Dominic unexpectedly proposes to her. Things were very different 11 years ago when her ... See full summary »

Director:

Nicholas Laughland

Writer:

Shaun McKenna

Stars:

Somerset Prew, Georgia Moffett, Francesca Fowler

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Somerset Prew	...	Jamie Stanton
Georgia Moffett	...	Morag Tait
Francesca Fowler	...	Bethan Milne
Florence Bell	...	Abi Taylor
Jemma Redgrave	...	Dee Stanton
Robson Green	...	Dominic Milne
Rosemary Williams	...	Tess
Kenneth Colley	...	Rawsthorne
Philip Davis	...	Paul Barker (as Phil Davis)
Pippa Haywood	...	Mrs. Sutton
Paul Chequer	...	Sergeant Renton
Tara Fitzgerald	...	D.I. Harkness
Daisy Ashford	...	W.P.C. Ashford
Sarah Miller	...	W.P.C. Miller
James Barriscale	...	P.C. Barriscale

Storyline

Life for Dee Stanton is improving at every turn. Her legal career is blossoming and her boyfriend Dominic unexpectedly proposes to her. Things were very different 11 years ago when her husband Paul was jailed for the brutal murders of four girls and Dee was hounded from her home. Dee has kept all this a secret from her 15-year-old son Jamie. Now he has discovered the truth about his father and demands to see him.

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Plot Keywords:

tattoo | prison | murder investigation | mother son relationship | school | 

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Taglines:

What do you do if you discover you are the son of a serial killer ?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

Mord i blodet

Filming Locations:

Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ecosse Films, Independent Television (ITV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min 137 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It took around 2 hours to film the scene in the school hall when the students get told about the death.

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Soundtracks

"Pretend We Were Dead"
Performed by L7

User Reviews

Contrived but interesting

British television programs are way more interesting than average American fare. They tackle much more believable topics and have much better actors. British actors have superior acting skills, and look like real people. American actors look like actors, it is impossible to relate to plastic people. This patticural movie doesn't belong to the top of British TV production. The script tries very hard to outsmart itself, so in return becomes completely contrived. The people are real, but the situation they are supposed to convey is not, hence the problem. If you are able to get over the imperfections and occasional messiness of the script, you will be entertained, but not much more.