U Be Dead (2009)

A doctor and his girlfriend are stalked by a woman who claims to be in love with him. Meanwhile, the man falls in love with a younger woman. Based on a true story.

Director:

Jamie Payne

Writer:

Gwyneth Hughes (screenplay)

Stars:

David Morrissey, Alex Lowe, Tara Fitzgerald

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Morrissey	...	Dr. Jan Falkowski
Alex Lowe	...	Drew Langdon
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Debra Pemberton
Dearbhla Molloy	...	Dr. Bernice Falkowska
Michael Elwyn	...	Prof. Wojciech Falkowski
Thomas Craig	...	DC Lee Rutter
Alexis Zegerman	...	Gemma
Richard Lumsden	...	DI Steven Thorpe
Lucy Griffiths	...	Bethan Ancell
Susannah Wise	...	Laura
Jan Francis	...	Irene Pemberton
John McArdle	...	Brian Pemberton
Kate Steavenson-Payne	...	Jan's Secretary
Monica Dolan	...	Maria Marchese
David Groves	...	Damian Falkowski

Storyline

Hospital psychiatrist Jan Falkowski is engaged to Debbie Pemberton. After they are plagued by a series of silent phone calls someone enters Jan's houseboat and turns on all the gas taps. Over the months the couple are bombarded with warped text messages,expressing desire for Jan and threatening Debbie with the stark 'U Be Dead' and similar death threats.The stalker even cancels their wedding by phone as well as ringing their families. The police trace the caller,Maria Marchese,an Argentinian shop worker whose ex-boyfriend was a patient of Jan but she denies everything and the Crown Prosecution Service feel there is insufficient evidence to try her. By now Jan has left Debbie for the younger Bethan but his ordeal intensifies as he is arrested on charges of doping and raping Maria,for which he stands trial. She even has him suspended from work,sending him the triumphant text 'Got U'. But has she got him? Or,at his trial,will her lies be exposed and will she be the one who ends up behind...

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

ITV [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Du bist tot

Filming Locations:

Dorset, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darlow Smithson Productions, ITV - Independent Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene where the police are chasing around phone booths to find Maria, they pass by one with an advert for the film Adulthood. The scene is set in 2003, while that film was released in 2009.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 2 September 2010 (2010)

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