Back in April we mentioned that made-for-television adaptations of two of Mark Billingham's crime novels were scheduled to air on Encore in June.
That day has come! (Or will be here tomorrow.)
Adaptations of Sleepy Head and Scaredy Cat, the first two "Tom Thorne" mysteries by Mark Billingham, will air on Encore Tuesday and Wednesday, June 12th and 13th. (Both will be repeated on Saturday, June 16th.) Thorne originally aired as a six-part mini-series on the UK's Sky1 in 2010, and stars David Morrissey as Detective Tom Thorne, for whom — as the tagline reads — "nothing is by the book".
In Sleepy Head, the detective is dragged back into the nightmares of his past when young girls begin falling victim to sadistically induced strokes. Thorne knows there are more deaths to come, as the skillful predator enjoys toying with Thorne just as much as pursuing his sick fantasy.
In Scaredy Cat, when two female victims turn out to be killed in the exact same way, Thorne finds himself on the hunt for not one, but two serial killers. Are they working together, yet killing separately? The answer will unravel a case that reaches back ten dark years.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Mark Billingham's Thorne to Air on Encore, June 12th and 13th
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One of my quirks is "exact same". What's yours?
ReplyDeleteIt is redundant, isn't it? The risks of cutting and pasting marketing copy from the networks/studios! We sometimes edit it ourselves but often it's a simple cut/paste, probably something we should take a more critical eye to in the future!
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