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Anna Lee (TV series)
UK television series
UK television series
| Field | Value | |
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| image | Annaleetitlecard.jpg | |
| image_size | 250 | |
| caption | Title card from the episode 'Dupe', with Imogen Stubbs | |
| genre | Crime drama | |
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| starring | {{Plainlist | |
| theme_music_composer | Luciana Caporaso | |
| composer | {{Plainlist | |
| country | United Kingdom | |
| language | English | |
| num_series | 1 | |
| num_episodes | 6 | |
| executive_producer | {{Plainlist | |
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| editor | {{Plainlist | |
| cinematography | {{Plainlist | |
| runtime | 100 minutes | |
| company | {{Plainlist | |
| channel | ITV | |
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- Anthony Horowitz
- Clive Exton
- Douglas Watkinson
- Christopher King
- Peter Barber-Fleming
- Imogen Stubbs
- John Rowe
- Peter Wight
- Brian Glover
- Wil Johnson
- Sonia Graham
- Ceri Jackson
- Richard Hartley
- Anne Dudley
- Nick Elliott
- Sarah Wilson
- Sue Britwistle
- Brian Eastman
- Derek Bain
- Neil Thompson
- Nic Morris
- Giles Nuttgens
- Carnival Films
- LWT
Anna Lee is a British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 10 January 1993, that ran for a total of six episodes on ITV. The series, loosely based on the detective novels of Liza Cody, starred Imogen Stubbs as the title character, alongside Brian Glover, John Rowe, Peter Wight and Wil Johnson. The series was produced by Brian Eastman, in conjunction with Carnival Films for London Weekend Television.
Following a single pilot episode, broadcast in 1993, London Weekend Television commissioned a full-length five-episode series, to be filmed later that year for broadcast in 1994. All six episodes were later broadcast in the United States on the A&E cable network.
The series had a mostly different cast from the pilot, apart from Stubbs and Glover. Despite much detail being removed for the television adaptations, one of LWT's contributions to the series was the casting of Brian Glover; like his character Selwyn Price, Glover was an ex-professional wrestler, and his room full of wrestling posters seen in the series were in fact real posters featuring Leon Arras, the name Glover used when wrestling.
Music for the series was provided by Anne Dudley, while the theme tune, "Sister, Sister", was performed by Luciana, who also appeared in the final episode.
Despite all six episodes being adapted from their source books, considerable alterations were made for television, much to the dismay of writer Liza Cody. Reportedly, this prompted Cody to abandon writing any further Anna Lee books; as she had previously signed a contract with LWT to allow for any further books to be adapted for television.
Cast
- Imogen Stubbs as Anna Lee; a former policewoman now working as a private detective
- Brian Glover as Selwyn Price; an ex-wrestler who lives in Anna's apartment building
- Michael Bryant/John Rowe as Commander Martin Brierly; Anna's boss
- Ken Stott/Peter Wight as Bernie Schiller; a fellow detective
- David Harewood/Wil Johnson as Stevie Johnson; another fellow detective
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt/Sonia Graham as Beryl Doyle; Commander Brierly's secretary
- Ceri Jackson as Ros Russell; a former police colleague, who is still on the force
Episodes
Pilot (1993)
Guest starring: Alan Howard, Kate Beckinsale, Shirley Anne Field and Eoin McCarthy
Series (1994)
Guest starring: Anthony Newley, Eddie O'Connell, Tony Vogel, Walter Sparrow and Roger Martin Guest starring: Peter Firth, Michael Attwell, Jacquetta May, Eve Bland and Roger Martin Guest starring: John Bird, Jack Shute, Mary Conlon, Jaye Griffiths and Tenniel Evans Guest starring: Adrian Edmondson, Sara Stewart, Ann Bell, Robert Lang and Clive Francis Guest starring: Jesse Birdsall, Greg Proops, Michael Grandage and Luciana Caporaso
References
References
- Burton Smith, Kevin. (2 November 2019). "Anna Lee".
- "Action TV – Anna Lee episode guide".
- "ITV Studios – Anna Lee".
- "Anna Lee – Final episode and show summary".
- (30 April 2015). "Anna Lee (1994 ITV with Imogen Stubbs and Brian Glover) | Memorable TV".
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