Series · 2008–2008

The Children

Name: The Children
Director: David Evans
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-09-01

1 season · 3 episodes

Drama

7.24
ratings

An eight-year-old girl is found murdered on the patio of her home. Any one of the adults who care for her could have killed her, but which one?

Episodes

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Cast

Lesley Sharp

Anne

Kevin Whately

Cameron

Geraldine Somerville

Sue

Kate Ashfield

Natasha

Ian Puleston-Davies

Paul

Owen Teale

Peter

Freddie Boath

Jack

Anna Madeley

Polly

Sarah Flind

School Receptionist

Sinead Michael

Emily

Crew

Director: David Evans
Producer: Hilary Bevan Jones, Keith Halsall, Catriona McKenzie, Tim Whitby
Writer: Lucy Gannon
Casting: Kate Rhodes James
Editor: Mark Davis
Cinematography: David Luther
Production Design: Donal Woods
Art Direction: Charmian Adams
Composer: Malcolm Lindsay
Sound: Martin Jensen
Costume: Natalie Humphries
Makeup: Nicola Coleman, Lisa Cavalli-Green, Sophia Weston
Stunts: Paul Heasman, Lee Sheward

Details

Networks: ITV1
Studios: Ingenious Broadcasting, ITV, Tightrope Pictures
Languages: English
First aired: September 1, 2008
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 60 min

Themes

child murderminiseries

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