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DNA (TV series)

DNA
Also known as Donovan
Genre Crime drama
Written by
  • Mike Cullen
  • Charlie Fletcher
Directed by
  • Simon Delaney
  • Ciaran Donnelly
Starring
Composer(s) Mark Russell
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Mike Cullen
  • Andy Harries
Producer(s) Spencer Campbell
Location(s) Manchester, England, UK
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Granada Television
Distributor ITV Studios
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 16:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 5 January 2004 (2004-01-05) – 19 May 2006 (2006-05-19)

DNA (originally broadcast as DoNovAn) is a British television crime drama, broadcast on ITV, starring Tom Conti and Samantha Bond as the main protagonists, Joe and Kate Donovan. Two series were produced - the first of which is a two-part story - and the second which features three, unrelated, entirely different cases. The initial series follows the work of Donovan, a retired police forensic pathologist, whose life is turned upside down after being called to a crime scene, only to find his own name scrawled on the wall in blood by the victim. In the second series, Donovan comes out of retirement to head up the FIU (Forensics Investigation Unit).

The first series was released on DVD in the UK on 18 May 2009. Despite the blurb, this only contains the two-part first series, not all five episodes as stated. A complete box set containing both series was previously released in the US on 13 May 2008.

The final episode of the series was due to be shown on July 24, 2005, but was postponed due to the storyline containing elements involving terrorism, which was deemed to be insensitive following two terrorist attacks in London just weeks previously.


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