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Director:

Brian Percival

Writers:

Adrian Hodges (screenplay)
Philip Pullman (novel)

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Release Date:

4 February 2007 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

In Victorian England, Sally Lockhart receives an anonymous note sending her on a mysterious quest. Her... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 nomination more

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Cast

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Billie Piper ... Sally Lockhart

Matt Smith ... Jim Taylor
Sian Thomas ... Mrs. Rees
Kay Lyon ... Ellen
Robert Putt ... Porter
Trevor Cooper ... Mr. Higgs
Robert Glenister ... Samuel Selby
Dominic Coleman ... Jeremiah Blyth

Miles Anderson ... Major Marchbanks
Tilly Vosburgh ... Mrs. Thorpe
Chloe Walker ... Adelaide

Julie Walters ... Mrs. Holland
JJ Feild ... Frederick Garland
Ramon Tikaram ... Maharajah
Matthew Cureton ... Young Marchbanks
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Sally Lockhart Mysteries: Ruby in the Smoke (USA) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

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Quotes:

[Mr Berry has just stolen the clue to the treasure from Sally]
Mrs. Holland: Oooh, Mr Berry. This calls for a celebration. There's gin in the cupboard.
Mr Berry: I signed the Pledge in Dartmoor, Mrs Holland. Alcohol is the cause of madness, hallucinations, softness of the brain and moral decay.
Mrs. Holland: I think the damage is already done in your case.
Mr Berry: Yeah, I was *formerly* very wicked - but I intend to lead a good life from now on.
Mrs. Holland: Always excepting the odd murder or two.
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Movie Connections:

Followed by The Shadow in the North (2007) (TV) more


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Upswing for Masterpiece Theatre, 4 February 2007
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Author: Paul Creeden from Boston, MA, USA

Well, I have to say I approached this Victorian thriller with a great deal of pessimism, after being disappointed repeatedly by Masterpiece Theatre (PBS/WGBH) in recent years. Helen Mirren's final 'Prime Suspect', which aired recently, had returned my interest in the honorable, high-road TV series, which had been mired in humorlessly rendered Miss Marple, mediocre Sherlock Holmes, and another tiresome Jane Eyre. Julie Walters has saved the day in this wonderfully crisp and nicely produced Victorian thriller with a young female lead, several refreshing new faces and an excellent TV script. Miss Walters puts in a chilling performance, as notable as her work in 'Educating Rita' and 'Billy Elliot'. What a relief! I would have been quite sad if it had been otherwise. The pace of this production reminds me of the Jeremy Brett 'Sherlock Holmes' of twenty years ago. The strength of this piece is the chain of excellent female characters, major and minor. It has mood and visual production values which captivate, despite their simplicity. I am so pleased to be back as a fan.

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