Crime and Punishment (2002 TV series)
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Crime and Punishment is a two-part British television crime drama series, based upon the 1866 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, that first broadcast on BBC2 on 12 February 2002.[1] The novel was adapted for television by playwright Tony Marchant, and was directed by Julian Jarrold.[2]
Crime and Punishment | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Written by | Tony Marchant |
Directed by | Julian Jarrold |
Starring | John Simm Ian McDiarmid Shaun Dingwall Geraldine James Kate Ashfield Lara Belmont Mark Benton Katrin Cartlidge |
Composer | Adrian Johnston |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kate Harwood Jane Tranter |
Producer | David Snodin |
Cinematography | Eigil Bryld |
Editor | Chris Gill |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | BBC Worldwide |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 12 February (2002-02-12) ā 13 February 2002 (2002-02-13) |
John Simm stars as Rodya Raskolnikov, a former student who plans the murder of a pawnbroker to alleviate his financial problems, but also as an existential exercise, feeling himself able to commit such acts without guilt, remorse or justification.[3] The series was broadcast over two consecutive nights, airing in the 9:00-10:30pm slot. The series was released on DVD on 25 August 2008, via 2|Entertain.[4]