Second Sight (TV series)
For other uses, see Second sight (disambiguation).
| Second Sight | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Paula Milne |
| Starring |
Clive Owen Claire Skinner Rupert Holliday-Evans Mark Bazeley Akbar Kurtha Frank Harper Alexander Morton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Claudia Milne Tessa Ross Peter Ansorge Rebecca Eaton |
| Producer(s) | David Lascelles |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 9 January 2000 – 6 February 2001 |
Second Sight was a British television crime drama, written by Paula Milne, that aired on BBC One from 9 January 2000 to 6 February 2001. Two series were broadcast before the show was cancelled due to falling ratings.[1] Both series were released on DVD on 24 July 2006, in a complete box set via 2|Entertain.[2]
Plot
Second Sight follows Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner (Clive Owen), a maverick cop who finds out that he has a rare disease which is causing him to go blind. Tanner's boss, Superintendent Lawson (Thomas Wheatley), little suspects that the man he named to head the elite Specialist Elite Murder Unit is losing his sight. Tanner struggles keep his condition a secret, but soon asks himself – how long can he keep solving crimes that not even the fully sighted can fathom?, whilst battling with his irrepressible Inspector Catherine Tully (Claire Skinner), who urges him to tell the truth for the sake of his own health – but will doing so ruin his career?[3]
Cast
- Clive Owen – D.C.I. Ross Tanner
- Claire Skinner – D.I. Catherine Tully
- Selina Boyack – D.C. Tanya Holt
- Rupert Holliday-Evans – D.S. Robert Pewsey
- Mark Bazeley – D.I. Michael Boyd
- Akbar Kurtha – D.C. Mohammad Chad
- Frank Harper – D.S. Tommy Finch
- Alexander Morton – D.S. Eddie Julian
- Thomas Wheately – Supt. Jim Lawson
Episode list
Series 1 (2000)
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[4] | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Second Sight: Part One" | Paula Milne | Charles Beeson | 7.25m | 9 January 2000 |
| DCI Ross Tanner of the Specialist Elite Murder Unit is working on a case with ambitious DI Catherine Tully when he makes the frightening discovery that he is slowly losing his sight. Tully discovers his secret, and agrees to cover for him – under certain conditions. | |||||
| 2 | "Second Sight: Part Two" | Paula Milne | Charles Beeson | N/A | 16 January 2000 |
| DCI Tanner and company try to work through an ever-growing list of suspects for the murder. Tanner suspects that Matthew's stepfather, Adam, is hiding something, but does that make him the killer? | |||||
Series 2 (2001)
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[4] | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hide and Seek: Part One" | Antonia Hallem | Edward Bennett | N/A | 22 January 2001 |
| Tanner must gather evidence against his prime suspect in a murder case under difficult circumstances – but as he struggles to conceal his failing eyesight, DI Tully oversteps her authority, leaving him professionally exposed. | |||||
| 2 | "Hide and Seek: Part Two" | Antonia Hallem | Edward Bennett | N/A | 23 January 2001 |
| Tanner decides to recreate the scene of the vicious murder of Vicky Ingham, but his plan to use her young son creates conflicts within the unit. Tanner's moves come under close scrutiny from DI Boyd. | |||||
| 3 | "Parasomnia: Part One" | Paula Milne | Maurice Phillips | N/A | 29 January 2001 |
| A man is found bludgeoned to death after his stag night. The following morning his fiancée, the daughter of a Labour peer, wakes to find herself covered in blood, but is adamant that she is innocent of murder. | |||||
| 4 | "Parasomnia: Part Two" | Paula Milne | Maurice Phillips | N/A | 30 January 2001 |
| Tanner continues to struggle with hallucinations as well as a terrifying recurring dream. All the evidence points to the victim's fiancée, but what was her motive for the murder? | |||||
| 5 | "Kingdom of the Blind: Part One" | Niall Leonard | Jonas Grimas | 5.75m | 5 February 2001 |
| Investigating orchestrated race violence, Tanner comes up against the malevolent and manipulative Harold King, a retired gangster, who is also blind. Just as Tanner has harnessed his blindness to uncover the truth, King uses his to realise his bitterness and hate. | |||||
| 6 | "Kingdom of the Blind: Part Two" | Niall Leonard | Jonas Grimas | N/A | 6 February 2001 |
| Tanner's investigation into the Ben Harris murder takes him even deeper into the dark underworld of organized crime – and to his dismay, the main witness has changed his story. | |||||
External links
References
- ↑ "Second Sight Part One (2000) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Second-Sight-1-2-DVD/dp/B000FL79K8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1455813039&sr=1-1&keywords=second+sight
- ↑ "MYSTERY!: Second Sight: Episode Descriptions, Series 2". Pbs.org. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- 1 2 "Top 30 Programmes – BARB". barb.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
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