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The mystery of Edwin Drood
Mystery of Edwin Drood (Television program : 2012)
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John Jasper is haunted and restless. Unhappily settled as choirmaster in the provincial cathedral town of Cloisterham, Jasper finds himself striving for the divine in his music even as he struggles...
John Jasper is haunted and restless. Unhappily settled as choirmaster in the provincial cathedral town of Cloisterham, Jasper finds himself striving for the divine in his music even as he struggles against madness brought on by ennui and opiates. Aware of his unraveling, Jasper believes his salvation may be found in the arms of Rosa, his prized pupil. His only obstacle is her fiance, Edwin Drood--Jasper's nephew.
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- Creator
- by Charles Dickens ; BBC ; screenplay by Gwyneth Hughes ; produced by Lisa Osborne ; directed by Diarmuid Lawrence ; BBC Productions, Masterpiece co-production
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- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Hughes, Gwyneth, screenwriter
- Osborne, Lisa, producer
- Lawrence, Diarmuid, director
- Rhys, Matthew, 1974- actor
- Merchant, Tamzin, actor
- Fox, Freddie, 1989- actor
- Kinnear, Rory, 1978- actor
- Pivcevic, Anne, producer
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Mystery of Edwin Drood
- BBC Productions
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Publication
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- Original UK edition
- [United States] : PBS Distribution, [2012]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 9781608836789, 1608836789
- OCLC
- ocn783864174
- Credits
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- Matthew Rhys, Rory Kinnear, Alun Armstrong, Julia McKenzie, Ron Cook, Sacha Dhawan, Freddie Fox, Ian McNiece, Tamzin Merchant, Amber Rose Revah
- Composer, John Lunn ; editor, David Head ; director of photography, Alan Almond ; executive producer, Anne Pivcevic ; executive producer for Masterpiece, Rebecca Eaton
- Based on the story by Charles Dickens.
- Originally broadcast in 2012; broadcast in the US on PBS's Masterpiece Classic.
- DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; stereo ; widescreen.
- Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.