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Butterfly Collectors

Butterfly Collectors
Genre Thriller, crime drama
Written by Paul Abbott
Directed by Jean Stewart
Starring Pete Postlethwaite
Jamie Draven
Rachel Davies
Alison Newman
Crissy Rock
Thomas Aston
Ruth Harrop
Ben Crompton
Composer(s) Philip Appleby
Jocelyn Pook
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 2
Production
Executive producer(s) Simon Lewis
Susan Hogg
Producer(s) Hilary Bevan Jones
Location(s) Manchester, England, UK
Running time 198 minutes (including adverts)
Production company(s) Granada Television
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 16:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 19 April (1999-04-19) – 20 April 1999 (1999-04-20)

Butterfly Collectors is a two part ITV miniseries. It was broadcast between 19 April and 20 April 1999. A two-part psychological thriller about a disillusioned policeman who develops an unlikely friendship with two teenagers arrested for murder.Butterfly Collectors was written by Paul Abbott, who has also written for many other television serials including Shameless, Clocking Off and Children's Ward. The drama stars British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who is supported by actress and comedian Crissy Rock.

In 2008, it was released on Region 1 DVD.



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