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A Likeness in Stone

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A Likeness in Stone
TV Tie-In Novel
GenreCrime drama
Created byJ. Wallis Martin
Written byJ. Wallis Martin
Directed byCharles Beeson
StarringLiam Cunningham
Jonathan Firth
Andrew Lincoln
Ruth Jones
Cherie Lunghi
Rebecca Palmer
Nicholas Hewetson
Jude Akuwudike
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJenny Sheridan
ProducerLee Morris
EditorDavid Blackmore
Running time75 minutes
Production companyBBC Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release11 September (2000-09-11) –
12 September 2000 (2000-09-12)

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]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byBritish air dateUK viewers
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1"Part One[5]"Charles BeesonMichael Crompton11 September 2000 (2000-09-11)N/A
The dark secret of three old college friends is brought to the surface after divers find the body of an Oxford student ten years after she went missing, secreted in a house at the bottom of a reservoir. Former Detective Inspector Bill Armstrong is determined to expose the conspiracy that protected her murderer.
2"Part Two[6]"Charles BeesonMichael Crompton12 September 2000 (2000-09-12)N/A
With Gilmore on the run, Armstrong fears for the safety of Joan Poole and Richard Kirschman, Gilmore's alibis for the murder of Helena Warner. As the police are still reluctant to get involved, Armstrong decides to take the law into his own hands.

References

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  1. ^ "Likeness in Stone, A (BBC-1 2000, Liam Cunningham, Jonathan Firth) – Memorable TV". Memorabletv.com. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ^ "A Likeness in Stone [Part One] (2000)". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ^ "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. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes – BARB". Barb.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ^ "A Likeness in Stone". 7 September 2000. p. 86. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via BBC Genome.
  6. ^ "A Likeness in Stone". 7 September 2000. p. 92. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via BBC Genome.
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