The Blind Date is a British television crime drama television series, written by Simon Booker, that first broadcast on ITV on 13 March 2000.[1] The series, based upon the novel by Frances Fyfield, follows Lucy Kennedy (Zara Turner), a former police detective whose sister was murdered, and after a plot to ‘honey trap’ the prime suspect for the murder goes horribly wrong, Lucy's memories of the traumatic incident are revived when a friend of hers goes on a horrific blind date with the suspected killer.[2]
| The Blind Date | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Frances Fyfield |
| Written by | Simon Booker |
| Directed by | Nigel Douglas |
| Starring | Zara Turner Mark Letheren Hazel Ellerby Peter Wight Samantha Beckinsale Ben Miller Regina Freedman Roger Morlidge |
| Composer | Hal Lindes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Laura Mackie Jo Wright |
| Producer | Alison Davis |
| Cinematography | Sean Van Hales |
| Editor | Nigel Cattle |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | London Weekend Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 13 March – 20 March 2000 |
The series co-starred Mark Letheren, Hazel Ellerby, Peter Wight and Ben Miller, and was filmed in and around Highgate, Archway and Muswell Hill.[3] The first episode drew 8.63 million viewers, while episode two drew just over 8 million.[4] The series was released on VHS on 27 March 2000, alongside a fellow Miller-fronted ITV drama, Passion Killers.[5] This remains the only home video release to date.
Cast
edit- Zara Turner as Lucy Kennedy
- Mark Letheren as Jack De Souza
- Hazel Ellerby as DCI Anthea Cooper
- Peter Wight as DI Harry Jenkins
- Samantha Beckinsale as Patty
- Ben Miller as Joe Maxwell
- Regina Freedman as Angela
- Roger Morlidge as John 'Owl' Jones
- Mark Aiken as Michael Smythe
- Maureen O'Brien as Mrs. Smythe
- Joanna David as Diana Kennedy
- Matthew James Thomas as Matthew Davey
- Michael Elwyn as Gordon
References
edit- ^ "Blind Date, the (ITV 2000 with Zara Turner and Ben Miller)". 10 September 2015.
- ^ "ITV Studios - the Blind Date". itvstudios.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Without Trace: Why you always remember the bad reviews". 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes | BARB".
- ^ "Ben Miller: The Blind Date/Passion Killers". Amazon UK. 24 March 2000.