Dark Angel (British TV series)
| Dark Angel | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Crime drama Thriller |
| Based on | Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson |
| Written by | Gwyneth Hughes |
| Directed by | Brian Percival |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Michael J McEvoy |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gwyneth Hughes |
| Producer | Jake Lushington |
| Running time | 180 minutes (inc. advertisements) |
| Production company | World Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 31 October – 7 November 2016 |
Dark Angel is a British three-part television drama miniseries, based on the adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by
The series co-starred Alun Armstrong as Mary Ann's step-father, George Stott, and Jonas Armstrong as her main love interest, Joe Nattrass. Penny Layden, Laura Morgan, Sam Hoare, and Emma Fielding also took starring roles in the two-part drama.[citation needed]
Production
In July 2015, production and filming began on Dark Angel,[5][6] starring Joanne Froggatt of Downton Abbey as Mary Ann Cotton. Alun Armstrong, Jonas Armstrong and Emma Fielding also had roles in the series.[7] Inspired by the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer, the drama used writer David Wilson as a consultant during the script-writing stage. The drama is the seventh in a series of ITV mini-series featuring notorious British murder cases of the past two centuries, following on from This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000), Shipman (2002), A Is for Acid (2002), The Brides in the Bath (2003), See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006), and Appropriate Adult (2011). It was followed by an eighth ITV mini-series entitled White House Farm and a ninth entitled Des (both 2020).[8]
Cast
- Joanne Froggatt as Mary Ann Cotton, serial killer
- Alun Armstrong as George Stott, Mary Ann's stepfather
- Penny Layden as Margaret Stott, Mary Ann's mother
- Laura Morgan as Maggie Cotton, Mary Ann's best friend
- Jonas Armstrong as Joe Nattrass, Mary Ann's secret lover and later, fifth partner
- Sam Hoare as James Robinson, Mary Ann's third husband
- Emma Fielding as Helen Robinson, James's sister
- John Hollingworth as Dr. John Maling, district GP
Recurring characters
- Tom Varey as Billy Mowbray, Mary Ann's first husband
- Thomas Howes as George Ward, Mary Ann's second husband
- Isla McMonigle as Isabella Mowbray, Mary Ann and Billy's daughter
- Hayley Walters as Elizabeth Robinson, James' daughter
- Alexander McMonigle as James Robinson, Jr., James' son
- George Kent as William Robinson, James' son
- John Bowler as Mr. Johnson, life insurance agent
- Ferdy Roberts as John Quick-Manning, Mary Ann's final love interest
- Phil Cheadle as Dr. Kilburn, district GP
- Joanna Horton as Sarah Edwards, Mary Ann's neighbour
- Mark Holgate as William Edwards, Sarah's husband
- Mark Underwood as Fred Cotton, Maggie's brother and Mary Ann's fourth husband
- Jake Lawson as Charlie Cotton, Fred's son
- Seamus O'Neil as William Calcraft, hangman
Minor characters
- Laura-Jane Matthewson as Jane Headley
- Jacob Anderton as Issac Headley
- Jamie B. Chambers as Robert Evans
- Shaun Prendergast as Sergeant Hutchinson, local policeman
- George Potts as Mr. Wensolom, an insurance agent
- Paul Brennen as Mr. Riley, a local grocer and chemist
- Edward Gower as Mr. Stranger, a vicar
- Bill Fellows as Mr. Brownlee
- Niall Ashdown as Mr. Draper
- Paul Bentall as the Seaham Minister
- Mike Burnside as the Sunderland Doctor
- Michael Culkin as the Sunderland Vicar
- Nigel Cooke as the Sunderland Minister
References
- ^ Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (7 November 2016). "Meet the cast of ITV's Dark Angel". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Joanne Froggatt to star in new ITV drama Dark Angel". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Dark Angel". Press Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Productions, World. "Dark Angel - World Productions". World Productions. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Hodgson, Barbara (26 August 2015). "ITV drama about Durham serial killer Mary Ann Cotton called 'Dark Angel' starts filming". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Armstrong, Neil (31 October 2016). "Dark Angel: the gruesome true story of Mary Ann Cotton, Britain's first serial killer". The Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Dark Angel". imdb.com. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 31 October 2016 – via IMDb.
- ^ "ITV commissions three part drama, Des - with David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen". ITV Press Center. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
External links
- Dark Angel at IMDb
