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Brendan Foley (writer)
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A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames-side-pub. Gradually he becomes obsessed with unraveling a century-old murder in the pages of the manuscript. Only when he has done so, with the help of a mysterious beach-combing tramp who stalks the Thames foreshore, is he able to solve the modern murders. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Vinnie Jones | ... | Mike Sullivan | |
| Derek Jacobi | ... | The Tramp / Charles Dickens | |
| Julie Cox | ... | Kate Merrill | |
| Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Roberta Elliot | |
| Jason Flemyng | ... | Don Roberts CEO | |
| P.H. Moriarty | ... | D.I. Willis / Constable Frederick (as P H Moriarty) | |
| Mel Smith | ... | Professor Cranshaw | |
| Vera Day | ... | Sadie Miller | |
| Mark Asante | ... | Dwayne | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Matt Bailey | ... | Lab Technician | |
| Daniel Bartlett | ... | Rower | |
| Vincent Bishop | ... | Interview Room PC (as Vince Bishop) | |
| Barbara Edwards | ... | Receptionist | |
| 'Long Bob' Elvin | ... | Harry the Hat | |
| John Enright | ... | Arresting PC | |
| Elly Fairman | ... | Veronica Miller (as Ellie Fairman) | |
| Michael Fenton Stevens | ... | Alistair Forsyth M.P. | |
| Shelly Goldstein | ... | Mrs. Maud Skenshal | |
| Sandy Hill | ... | Maid | |
| Gareth Hunt | ... | Roy McBride | |
| Scott James | ... | Kev | |
| Ted James | ... | Baby Jimmy daCosta | |
| Allin Kempthorne | ... | Cedric Skenshal | |
| Michael Lawson | ... | Mourner | |
| Kenny Lynch | ... | Shotgun Ronnie White | |
| Louise Morrison | ... | Kelly Robinson | |
| Clemmie Myers | ... | Margot and Alice Abercrombie | |
| Tommy O'Neill | ... | Foreshore Thug 2 | |
| Terry Powell | ... | Butler | |
| Magda Rodriguez | ... | Ruth | |
| Darren Selvidge | ... | Thames River PC | |
| Paul Valentine | ... | Foreshore Thug 1 | |
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Rated PG-13 for violence, language and brief sexuality.
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UK:116 min
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UK newspaper the Mail on Sunday bought UK-only DVD rights and distributed the film as the "world's first national newspaper premiere" in September 2007. The paper reported sales up by more than 300,000. more
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Revealing mistakes: Same serial code "62655" on white Five Pound notes being counted between time index 1:31:54 & 1:31:59 ... where the policeman is counting out money on public house table. more
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Candle and Firelight more
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What more can I add? This is without doubt one of the worst films I've ever seen. Terrible acting, a daft script, tediously slow pace - even visible microphones dangling from the top of the screen. I could go on, but I really can't be bothered. I watched this for 90 minutes before the sense of losing the will to live became too great for me.
I can only assume that the first set of comments and votes were from people associated with the promotion of this insult to British film-making.
And worst still, I had to buy the Mail on Sunday to get it :-) The only reason the DVD hasn't now been redeployed as a coaster is that it now takes pride of place in my Top 10 Worst Films Ever collection.
Definitely one to be avoided.