The Fall (TV series)
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| Written by | Allan Cubitt |
| Directed by | Jakob Verbruggen[1] |
| Starring | Gillian Anderson Jamie Dornan Laura Donnelly Bronagh Waugh Ben Peel Michael McElhatton Frank McCusker Niamh McGrady John Lynch Archie Panjabi |
| Country of origin | Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Production locations | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | RTÉ One, BBC Two |
| Release | 13 May 2013 – present |
The Fall is a British crime-drama series created by Allan Cubitt. The series stars Gillian Anderson as Stella Gibson, a senior police officer investigating a string of murders in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Fall is being produced by Artists Studio and premiered in Ireland on RTÉ One at 9.30pm on 12 May 2013, and in the UK on BBC Two at 9pm on 13 May 2013.[3] BBC Two renewed the series for a second season on 27 May 2013.[2]
Overview
The series is set in Northern Ireland and follows a PSNI investigation into a string of recent murders. When the PSNI are unable to close the case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop the serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
Cast
Main
- Gillian Anderson as Stella Gibson, a Detective Superintendent on secondment from the Metropolitan Police, who is assigned to review the investigation.[4][5][6]
- Jamie Dornan as Paul Spector, a serial killer who is terrorising Belfast. He has a wife and two children, who are unaware of his activities. He also works as a bereavement counsellor.[7][8][9]
- Laura Donnelly as Sarah Kay, a young woman who is targeted by Spector.
- Bronagh Waugh as Sally-Ann Spector, a nurse and wife of Spector.[10][11]
- Ben Peel as James Olson, a Detective Constable.
- Michael McElhatton as Rob Breedlove
- Frank McCusker as Garrett Brink
- Niamh McGrady as Danielle Ferrington, a Police Constable.[10]
- John Lynch as Jim Burns.[10]
- Archie Panjabi as Tanya Reed Smith, a pathologist who is assigned to the murder investigation.[10]
Others
- Gerard McCarthy as Kevin McSwain, lawyer and friend of Sarah. They work at the same firm.[12][13]
- Nick Lee as Ned Callan, a Belfast journalist, keen on impressing himself upon Gibson and exposing the failings of the PSNI, the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
- Karen Hassan as Annie Brawley, a young accountant who catches the eye of murderer Paul Spector.[10]
- Emmett Scanlan as Glen Martin, a Detective Constable assigned to the investigation.[10][14]
- Simon Delaney as Jerry McIlroy.[10]
- Valene Kane as Rose Stagg.[15]
- Séainín Brennan as Liz Tyler.[10][16]
- Siobhan McSweeney as Mary McCurdy
- Aisling Franciosi as Katie, a 15 year old girl who babysits Spector's children.
- Jill Crawford as Alison O'Brien, TV reporter
- Terry Hasson as C.S.I. detective.
- B.J. Hogg as Ian Kay, Father of murder victim
- Lisa Hogg as Marion Kay, sister of murder victim
- Darran Watt as Constable Peter Heiney
- Johnny Hamilton as Constable Simon Lamont
Development and production
On 3 February 2012, BBC Two picked up The Fall to series with a five-episode straight-to-series order.[4][5] The series was written by Allan Cubitt and produced for BBC Two by Artists Studio and BBC Northern Ireland, with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and the European Regional Development Fund.[4][5] Gub Neal and Julian Stevens produced, with Allan Cubitt, Justin Thomson-Glover, Patrick Irwin and Stephen Wright serving as executive producers.[4][5][17]
Casting announcements began in February 2012, with Gillian Anderson first to be cast in the series as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson.[4][5][6] Next to join the series was Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector and Gerard McCarthy as Kevin McSwain.[7][8][9][12][13] Archie Panjabi, Emmett Scanlan and Karen Hassan were next to be cast, with Panjabi playing Paula Reed Smith, Scanlan playing DC Glenn Martin and Hassan playing Annie Brawley.[10][14] It was later announced that Niamh McGrady, Bronagh Waugh, John Lynch, Simon Delaney and Séainín Brennan had joined the series.[10][11][16]
The series was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, between March and June 2012.[4][10]
Season 2
On 14 May 2013 it was reported that, in addition to being the highest rated drama launch in eight years, The Fall was likely to return for a second season of five episodes as BBC Two Controller Janice Hadlow is on the verge of renewing the series. Allan Cubitt has been working on the scripts and the lead actors have all signed on to do a second season. Gillian Anderson will be an executive producer for season 2.[18]
On 27 May 2013 it was confirmed that The Fall has been recommissioned for a second series of 5 episodes, which is set to enter production in January 2014.[2]
International broadcast
The entire series is currently available on Netflix USA. [19]
References
- ^ "The Fall Guy". flandersimage.com. May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c Munn, Patrick (May 27, 2013). "It's Official: BBC Two Renews 'The Fall' For Season 2". TVWise. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (May 1, 2013). "BBC Two Sets Premiere Date For 'The Fall'". TVWise. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Munn, Patrick (February 3, 2012). "BBC Two Orders New Drama Series Starring Gillian Anderson". TVWise. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Mundell, Ian (February 4, 2012). "Gillian Anderson set for BBC's 'Fall'". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Wightman, Catriona (February 6, 2012). "Gillian Anderson joins BBC Two thriller 'The Fall'". DigitalSpy. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Munn, Patrick (March 26, 2012). "Jamie Dornan Signs Up For Lead Role Alongside Gillian Anderson In BBC Two's The Fall". TVWise. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Kemp, Stuart (March 27, 2012). "Jamie Dornan To Star Opposite Gillian Anderson In TV Drama 'The Fall' for BBC TV". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Jeffery, Morgan (March 26, 2012). "'Once Upon a Time' star Jamie Dornan joins BBC thriller 'The Fall'". DigitalSpy. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Munn, Patrick (May 28, 2012). "The Good Wife Star Archie Panjabi Cast In BBC Two's 'The Fall'". TVWise. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Millar, Paul (May 2, 2012). "'Hollyoaks' star Bronagh Waugh lands BBC thriller part". DigitalSpy. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 50 (help) - ^ a b Munn, Patrick (March 30, 2012). "Gerard McCarthy Cast In BBC Two's The Fall". TVWise. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Jeffery, Morgan (March 30, 2012). "'Hollyoaks' actor Gerard McCarthy joins BBC Two thriller 'The Fall'". DigitalSpy. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (May 29, 2012). "'Hollyoaks' Emmett Scanlan, Karen Hassan join BBC thriller cast". DigitalSpy. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ http://www.theirishworld.com/?p=1316
- ^ a b Jeffery, Morgan (May 29, 2012). "Gillian Anderson BBC thriller 'The Fall' adds Séainín Brennan". DigitalSpy. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ "Jamie Dornan to star alongside Gillian Anderson in Allan Cubitt's new BBC Two drama series The Fall". 9 August 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (May 14, 2013). "Ratings: BBC Two's 'The Fall' Opens As Channel's Highest Rated Drama In 8 Years". TVWise. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ "Netflix page for the series'". Netflix. Retrieved June 3, 2013.