The Children

Mini Series, 3x47 min, Great Britain 2008
Saturday, October 3th, 20:00 hrs, , OV

Director: David Evans
Script: Lucy Gannon
Photography: David Luther
Editor: Mark Davis
Production Design: Donal Woods
Casting: Kate Rhode James
Sound Editors: Lee Crichlow, Ben Norrington
Principal Cast: Kevin Whately, Geraldine Somerville, Lesley Sharp, Sinead Michael, Freddie Boath, Ian Puleston-Davies, Kate Ashfield
Producer: Tim Whitby
Executive Producers: Hilary Bevan Jones, Catriona McKenzie, Keith Halsall

Distribution:
BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Tel: +44 20 8433 20 00
Fax: +44 20 8749 05 38
www.bbcworldwide.com

First Broadcast: 01./08./15./September 2008, ITV 1

Selected Filmography David Evans - Director:
Fever Pitch, 2007; Shameless, 2005; Wild at Heart, 2006; Myterious Creatures, 2006; The Robber Bride, 2007

On the way home from work, police overtake Cameron Miller's car. They stop right in front of his house. Something terrible has happened. – Three months earlier. Miller has left his wife and is moving in with his new girlfriend. Since she has a daughter, and he has a son, conflicts within the new patchwork family are part of the mix. Young Emily in particular antagonizes everyone with her strange behavior. British mini-series "The Children" creates suspense in the manner of a Hitchcock thriller. The audience knows more than the characters. It is clear that Emily will suffer a violent death. But who bears responsibility?