Identity(TV series)
| Identity | |
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| Genre | Police procedural |
| Created by | Ed Whitmore |
| Starring | Aidan Gillen Keeley Hawes Holly Aird Elyes Gabel andShaun Parkes |
| Composer | John Lunn |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No.of series | 1 |
| No.of episodes | 6 (Episode list) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kate Bartlett Ed Whitmore |
| Producer | Lachlan Mackinnon |
| Running time | 51 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | ITV Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 5 July– 9 August 2010 |
Identityis a Britishpolice proceduraltelevisionseries starringAidan GillenandKeeley Hawes,airing in the UK during July–August 2010. Concerningidentity theft,the series was created and written byEd Whitmore,a writer most noted for his work on the BBC'sWaking The Deadand theITVmini-seriesHe Kills Coppers.It was cancelled on 19 October 2010, after a single series.[1]
Plot
[edit]InLondon,the Identity Unit led byDetective SuperintendentMartha Lawson, the founder of the unit, specialises in cases concerningidentity fraudby outsmarting, hunting down and unmasking the modern dayJekyll and Hydes.
Martha takes a risk in employingDIJohn Bloom, an SO-10 officer who has just spent 15 yearsundercover.He knows first hand what it’s like to pretend to be someone you are not. He’s also only too aware of how easy it is to lose your own identity when you’ve lived a lie for the previous 15 years as aDublinmoney laundererandbagmanfor theTurkish mafiaand the past will not go away.
Completing the team are Tessa Stein,ITexpert in everything from trawling databases to cracking security codes, DS Anthony Wareing, who has his eye on promotion and a stance on cases that can err on the self-righteous, and DC José Rodriguez - cocky, self-assured, yet with a seriousness and sensitivity that gives him insight into cases.
As the series unfolds, DS Wareing becomes more and more concerned about Bloom’s methods and frustrated by what he sees as Martha’s blind and foolish indulgence of him.
Cast and characters
[edit]- Aidan Gillenas DI John Bloom
- Keeley Hawesas DSI Martha Lawson
- Holly Airdas Tessa Stein
- Elyes Gabelas DC Jose Rodriguez
- Shaun Parkesas DS Anthony Wareing
- Patrick Baladias AC Hugh Wainwright
Episode list
[edit]| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Viewers (millions)[2] | |
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| 1 | "Second Life" | Brendan Maher | Ed Whitmore | 5 July 2010 | 6.37 | |
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Justin Curtis claims to have had his identity stolen when he stands accused of ahit and run accident.He names "Smith" as the thief and it is the Identity Unit's task to prove he exists. | ||||||
| 2 | "Chelsea Girl" | Brendan Maher | Ed Whitmore | 12 July 2010 | 4.56 | |
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The Identity Unit investigate the murder of Olivia Knighton in Australia, when hours after her death records show another woman using her passport to enter the UK to fulfil a psychological need from her childhood. Identified as the mentally scarred Jane Calshaw they have to find her father and his new fiancée in order to work out what she’s got planned. | ||||||
| 3 | "Pariah" | Brendan Maher | Ed Whitmore | 19 July 2010 | 4.77 | |
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Amy Quilan and her son Sam - on awitness protectionscheme after her husbandkidnapped,ransomed and killed a seven-year-old girl are exposed on the internet and are placed in grave danger. The Identity Unit investigate and find everybody involved are working to their own agenda. | ||||||
| 4 | "Reparation" | Andy Hay | Edward Bennett | 26 July 2010 | 4.18 | |
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The Identity Unit have to prove an Indian businessman, with a dubious past, lying in a guarded sick bed is who he is claimed to be when he is about to sign a major government deal worth £50 million. | ||||||
| 5 | "Somewhere They Can't Find Me" | Andy Hay | Edward Bennett | 2 August 2010 | 4.03 | |
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A respectable woman, admitted to hospital following a traffic accident, has theDNAof a woman terrorist missing for the last 25 years. When she escapes from hospital the Identity Unit have to track her down; but her past life is more complicated than they suspect. | ||||||
| 6 | "Tomorrow Comes Early" | Andy Hay | Ed Whitmore | 9 August 2010 | 4.03 | |
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Bloom's past undercover life catches up with him when amass gravecontaining the body of a Turkish mafia boss whose killing he was involved in is discovered. The Identity Unit are tasked with the job of identifying the victims. | ||||||
Official ratings include theITV HDsimulcast audience
References
[edit]- ^"» ATV Today UK » ITV axes Identity".Archived fromthe originalon 4 April 2013.
- ^"BARB | Broadcasters Audience Research Board".
External links
[edit]- 2010 British television series debuts
- 2010 British television series endings
- 2010s British police procedural television series
- 2010s British television miniseries
- British English-language television shows
- Identity theft in popular culture
- ITV television dramas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows set in London