Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)

The seemingly untouchable, corrupt West Yorkshire police, and the true evil mastermind behind the child abductions and murders of the last 14 years, can't resist doing it again. Against them, a fat useless lawyer, and one remorseful copper.

Director:

Anand Tucker

Writers:

David Peace (novel), Tony Grisoni (screenplay)

Stars:

David Morrissey, Lisa Howard, Chris Walker

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Morrissey	...	Maurice Jobson
Lisa Howard	...	Judith Jobson
Chris Walker	...	Jim Prentice
Shaun Dooley	...	Dick Alderman
Jim Carter	...	Harold Angus
Warren Clarke	...	Bill Molloy
Sean Bean	...	John Dawson
Sean Harris	...	Bob Craven
Steven Robertson	...	Bob Fraser
Tony Mooney	...	Tommy Douglas
Tony Pitts	...	John Nolan
Michelle Dockery	...	Kathryn Tyler
Andrew Cryer	...	Mr Atkins (as Andy Cryer)
Mark Addy	...	John Piggott
Beatrice Kelley	...	Mrs Myshkin

Storyline

A murky tale. A child goes missing in West Yorkshire, one of several over ten years; the police find a patsy, an acquaintance of Michael, a blood simple man serving a life sentence for another girl's death. Michael's mother asks John Piggott, a burned-out solicitor, to look into her son's conviction; Piggott finds injustices in current and past cases. Maurice Jobson, part of a group of corrupt cops, searches for the missing girl, involves a medium, finds nothing, leans hard on Piggott, and may be tiring of the sham. He's warned off going soft. Is there moral strength anywhere capable of facing down the cabal?

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Plot Keywords:

torture | police brutality | wrongful conviction | year in title | third part | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 November 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Kipa aduma: 1983

Filming Locations:

Leeds Independent Studio, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel Four Film, Lipsync Productions, Revolution Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[raising his glass as he proposes a toast]
Bill Molloy: To the North - where we do what we bloody want!

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Connections

Follows Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)

User Reviews

"To the North...where we do what we want"

And finally the loose ends are tied up in the last part of the acclaimed RED RIDING trilogy. This time around, a low-rent lawyer and a cop with a conscience combine forces to expose the child killer who has been eluding police from the very beginning.

I'm a sucker for a happy ending and this film gives us one - well, sort of one. I found the story punchier and although events become even darker - and more shocking, if that's even possible - there is hope, finally, in the full-on powerhouse ending.

What a coup in casting Mark Addy as the sympathetic lead (he's usually typecast as lovable rolly-polly types since THE FULL MONTY back in the day)! David Morrissey is given a chance to shine, too, putting memories of BASIC INSTINCT 2 into the distant past. The series definitely ends on a high and it's nice to have some closure after everything that happened.