Armadillo (miniseries) explained

Genre:	Drama
Screenplay:	William Boyd
Director:	Howard Davies
Starring:	James Frain
Composer:	Richard Hartley
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	3
Producer:	Sue Birtwistle
Editor:	Kevin Lester
Cinematography:	James Welland
Runtime:	180 minutes
Last Aired:	(UK) (US)

Armadillo was a 2001 three part television film starring James Frain, directed by Howard Davies and based on William Boyd's 1998 novel of the same name. Boyd also served as the screenwriter for the show.^[1]

Cast

• James Frain as Lorimer Black^[2]
• Moses Rockman as James
• Tom Hiddleston as Toby Sherrifmuir
• Catherine McCormack as Flavia Malinverno^[3]
• Stephen Rea as Hogg
• Hugh Bonneville as Torquil Helvoir Jayne
• James Fox as Sir Simon Sherrifmuir
• Neil Pearson as Rintoul

Production

The film was shot in London.

Release

The series was originally telecast as a three-part television film by BBC beginning 16 September 2001 on BBC One, it was also aired in a single, three-hour television film by American network A+E on 5 August 2002.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steve Johnson. British-made 'Armadillo' a cut above network fare. Chicago Tribune. 30 March 2015. 2 August 2002.
2. Web site: 20 Questions With...James Frain . What's On Stage . 30 March 2015 . 18 March 2002 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125436/http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/03-2002/20-questions-withjames-frain_27897.html . 2 April 2015 .
3. Web site: Michael Speier. Review: 'Armadillo'. Variety. 30 March 2015. 29 July 2002.
4. Web site: Armadillo (2001). Rotten Tomatoes. 30 March 2015.
5. Web site: TV WEEKEND; A Romantic Inside a Sharkskin Suit. The New York Times. 30 March 2015. Julie Salamon. 2 August 2002.