Blood Strangers (2002)

A mother is dealt a double blow when she learns that her murdered teenage daughter was working as a prostitute.

Director:

Jon Jones

Writer:

Gwyneth Hughes

Stars:

Caroline Quentin, Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Caroline Quentin	...	Lin Beresford
Paul McGann	...	DC David Ingram
Sheridan Smith	...	Jas Dyson / Claire
David Crellin	...	Nick Beresford
Ray Panthaki	...	Zafar Wahid
Daine McCormick	...	Ant Beresford
Rita May	...	Pat Beresford
Lucy Hodgkinson	...	Emma Beresford
Samantha Jayatilaka	...	Kalsoom Ikram
Suraj Dass	...	Shakil Ikram
Dennis Conlon	...	Sohel Ikram
Shireen Shah	...	Jamila Ikram
Parvez Qadir	...	Manzar (Manny) Wadid
Miriam Ali	...	Maahin Wahid
Siobhan Finneran	...	WPC Melanie Whitaker

Storyline

A mother is dealt a double blow when she learns that her murdered teenage daughter was working as a prostitute.

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Plot Keywords:

white panties | panties | girl in panties | voyeur | voyeurism | 

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Genres:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Extraños de sangre

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

So why do I feel "so what!"?

Drama that seemingly having everything going for it, ie, a strong story, a good cast, interesting locations and adequate direction, falls into that "so what" territory.

The relationship between the mother and the liaison copper sent to help her is the guts of the story but this is where it seems to lose impetus. Although nearly losing his job and his family over the emotional tsunami caused by Caroline Quentin the Liaison Officer stays calm and reasonable throughout where one is longing for him to give her a knuckle sandwich or at least a very strong sedative.

Maybe McGann was tired or maybe it's the way it was written but he plays just a shade too detachedn my opinion. Whatever, the clash between her tsunami and his immovable object doesn't make for rivetting television. And the big revelation at the end (who killed the daughter) seems strangely muffled and very rushed in the context of the entire plot.

I kept wishing Caroline Quentin's part was being played by Julie Walters; then you'd have had sparks flying.