In the Dark (miniseries)
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on |
In the Dark by Mark Billingham |
| Written by | Danny Brocklehurst |
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| Composer(s) | Neil Davidge |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Hilary Martin |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Warren |
| Cinematography | Sam Care |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC Studios |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080p |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 11 July – 1 August 2017 |
In the Dark is a four-part British crime drama that premiered on BBC One from 11 July to 1 August 2017. The series is an adaptation of the Mark Billingham novels, Time of Death and In The Dark. It is written by Danny Brocklehurst and stars MyAnna Buring as detective Helen Weeks.
In the Dark consists of two separate two-part stories centring around detective Helen Weeks. In the first two-parter, Helen finds out that she is pregnant and becomes involved in a case in which the husband of her childhood best friend is accused of kidnapping two young girls. In the second two-parter, a heavily pregnant Helen is pulled into the dark side of urban Manchester as she deals with an unexpected tragedy.
Filming for the series began in April 2017 in Manchester and Marsden.
The Daily Telegraph's Michael Hogan gave the first episode three stars out of five, noting that: "In the Dark did show promise and could yet come good. It was taut and tensely atmospheric with an intriguing premise which found its heroine caught in the middle between police and prime suspect."
Reviewing the first episode, The Guardian's Sam Wollaston concluded that: "In The Dark is by no means a trope-free zone...But once you have accepted that, it's a crisp opener (of four) – pacy, thoughtful and skilfully constructed, with multiple strands I am eager to see twisted together again."
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