The Government Inspector (TV 2005)Director:Peter KosminskyWriter:Peter Kosminsky |
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The Government Inspector (TV 2005)Director:Peter KosminskyWriter:Peter Kosminsky |
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| Mark Rylance | ... | ||
| Jonathan Cake | ... | ||
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Emma Fielding | ... |
Susan Watts
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| Daniel Ryan | ... | ||
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Geraldine Alexander | ... |
Janice Kelly
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| Georgina Rylance | ... |
Rachel Kelly
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| James Larkin | ... | ||
| Julian Wadham | ... | ||
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Pip Torrens | ... |
John Scarlett
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Philip Bowen | ... |
Sir Kevin Tebbit
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| Barnaby Kay | ... |
Tom Kelly
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| Tom Beard | ... |
Godric Smith
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Darren Morfitt | ... |
Daniel Pruce
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Martin Maynard | ... |
Paul Hammill
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Geoffrey Freshwater | ... |
Andrew MacKinlay
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I found this an excellent film, with a good cast and a great performance by Mark Rylance as Dr Kelly. It seemed to be of theatrical release quality. I hope a DVD will be available.
The producers have clearly made a great effort to ensure that the events and the roles of the people involved come as close to reality as possible. Unusually for a film that portrays real-life events, I found this totally believable. I think it is a fair representation of events, no character seemed unfairly or improperly portrayed. I was left with a strong impression of how a string of seemingly unimportant events can have tragic consequences. I truly hope that the Kelly family feel this is a fair film. Dr Kelly comes out of it very well - I hope the film will serve as a reminder to the nation of how we lost one of our most valuable public servants, and how our government failed in their duty of care for him.
It was a characteristically bold move by Channel 4, that has been most successful.