Paradox (TV series)
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| Genre | Sci-fi crime drama |
| Created by | Lizzie Mickery |
| Directed by |
Simon Cellan Jones Omar Madha |
| Starring |
Tamzin Outhwaite Mark Bonnar Emun Elliott Chiké Okonkwo |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Murray Ferguson Patrick Spence |
| Producer(s) | Marcus Wilson |
| Location(s) | Manchester, England |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Clerkenwell Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One, BBC HD |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
| Original release | 24 November – 22 December 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Paradox is a 2009 British science fiction police drama, starring Tamzin Outhwaite as Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint. Written by Lizzie Mickery and produced by Clerkenwell Films for the BBC, it was filmed and set in Manchester, England.
Flint heads a police team played by Mark Bonnar and Chiké Okonkwo, working with a scientist played by Emun Elliott, as they attempt to prevent disasters foretold by images being sent from the future.
A first series aired on BBC One and BBC HD during November and December in five hour-long episodes. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, and it has been reported that there will be no second series.
Murray Ferguson, chief executive of Clerkenwell Films, said that they were looking for something "different from the traditional formula of investigating a crime that has already taken place" and premise for the series, the police having knowledge of future incidents, was developed. Lizzie Mickery (The 39 Steps, The State Within) was chosen to write the series. She said she has "always been interested in the decisions you're not aware you are making". The series was based on the "moral and emotional implications of having the ability to change the future". The series was then commissioned by Ben Stephenson and Jay Hunt for BBC One with executive producers Patrick Spence, for BBC Northern Ireland, and Ferguson. The series was produced by Marcus Wilson and directed by Simon Cellan Jones and Omar Madha. Filming began in Greater Manchester, England in June 2009, with the majority of filming in the Northern Quarter district of the City of Manchester. The Imperial War Museum North is used as the backdrop for Dr King's place of employment, Prometheus Labs.
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