A Likeness in Stone explained

Genre:Crime drama
Creator:J. Wallis Martin
Director:Charles Beeson
Starring:Liam Cunningham
Jonathan Firth
Andrew Lincoln
Ruth Jones
Cherie Lunghi
Rebecca Palmer
Nicholas Hewetson
Jude Akuwudike
Language:English
Country:United Kingdom
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:2
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Executive Producer:Jenny Sheridan
Producer:Lee Morris
Editor:David Blackmore
Runtime:75 minutes
Company:BBC Productions
Channel:BBC One

A Likeness in Stone is a British television crime drama serial, broadcast across two nights during September 2000 on BBC One.[1] The serial stars Liam Cunningham as Detective Inspector Bill Armstrong, a retired cop who returns to service after the body of a student is discovered, 10 years after her disappearance. Determined to uncover the murderer, Armstrong seeks to go behind the call of duty to bring justice to the victim's family. The serial was based upon the novel of the same name by author J. Wallis Martin which was published in Hardback by Hodder and Stoughton (UK) 1997, and translated into several languages.

The serial co-starred Jonathan Firth, Andrew Lincoln, Ruth Jones and Cherie Lunghi.[2] It was broadcast across two consecutive nights, on 11 and 12 September 2000. Reviews of the serial were favourable.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Likeness in Stone, A (BBC-1 2000, Liam Cunningham, Jonathan Firth) – Memorable TV. 14 January 2017. Memorabletv.com. 21 November 2017.
  2. Web site: A Likeness in Stone [Part One] (2000)]. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041931/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b839201b0. dead. 1 December 2017. Bfi.org.uk. 21 November 2017.
  3. Web site: A Likeness in Stone (2000) starring Liam Cunningham, Jonathan Firth, Andrew Lincoln, Ruth Jones, Rebecca Palmer, Cherie Lunghi directed by Charles Beeson – movie review on The Movie Scene. Themoviescene.co.uk. 21 November 2017.