Blackout 

A council man becomes increasingly disillusioned over the years, but a heroic act gets him approval and becomes a front-runner for the mayor-ship of Manchester while trying to keep his own secrets buried.

Creator:

Bill Gallagher

Stars:

Christopher Eccleston, Olivia Cooke, Dervla Kirwan

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Christopher Eccleston	...	Daniel Demoys 3 episodes, 2012
Olivia Cooke	...	Meg Demoys 3 episodes, 2012
Dervla Kirwan	...	Alex Demoys 3 episodes, 2012
Lyndsey Marshal	...	Lucy Demoys / ... 3 episodes, 2012
Branka Katic	...	Donna 3 episodes, 2012
Andrew Scott	...	Dalien Bevan 3 episodes, 2012
Rebecca Callard	...	Ruth Pulis / ... 3 episodes, 2012
Wunmi Mosaku	...	Millie Caswell 3 episodes, 2012
Oliver Woollford	...	Luke Demoys 2 episodes, 2012
Lorenzo Rodriguez	...	Charlie Demoys 2 episodes, 2012
Karl Collins	...	Bo 2 episodes, 2012
MyAnna Buring	...	Sylvie 2 episodes, 2012
David Hayman	...	Henry Pulis 2 episodes, 2012
Stuart McQuarrie	...	Eddie Dayton 2 episodes, 2012
Ewen Bremner	...	Jerry Durrans 2 episodes, 2012
Danny Sapani	...	Detective Griffin 2 episodes, 2012

Storyline

A council man becomes increasingly disillusioned over the years, but a heroic act gets him approval and becomes a front-runner for the mayor-ship of Manchester while trying to keep his own secrets buried.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | 

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Taglines:

How far would you go for redemption?

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.130 (2012)

User Reviews

Bad, worse, worst

I can only assume that the authors were deeply depressed when they were creating this... stuff. But it still doesn't explain how we can possibly have BBC series with totally none funny scene in it. It's only darkness, everything is so hopeless that you're stopping believing those people are real. And then, a film that has no positive characters at all? You don't feel like sympathizing to any of them. All they do is lie, cheat, deceive, force and, easily, kill. Oh yes, and shout. All the time. Was it a kind of anti-Utopia? I don't know. But it could be better... mainly if it weren't there at all. I'm giving it three stars, one for Eccleston, one for Dervla and another one for camera work.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blackout

Filming Locations:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Production Company, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD