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Mind Games (2001 film)

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Mind Games
DVD cover
GenreCrime drama
Thriller
Created byLynda La Plante
StarringFiona Shaw
Finbar Lynch
Colin Salmon
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Crispin Bonham-Carter
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerPeter Richardson
ProducerLiz Thorburn
Running time120 minutes (w/ advertisements)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release6 January 2001 (2001-01-06)

Mind Games was a one-off British crime drama broadcast on ITV on 6 January 2001, starring Fiona Shaw as the protagonist, Frances O'Neill, a former nun turned criminal profiler who is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle-aged women. Written by Lynda La Plante and directed by Richard Standeven, the film gathered 6.91m viewers.[1]

The DVD of the film was released on 23 July 2007.[2] In the United States, the film aired on PBS during the Lynda La Plante season, which also included broadcasts of Prime Suspect, Trial & Retribution and Supply & Demand.

Plot

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A serial killer is at large, committing a series of horrific murders. Frances O'Neill (Fiona Shaw) draws on her training as a profiler and her strong religious background to try to get inside the killer's mind and track him down before he is able to strike again.

Cast

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Critical reception

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References

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  1. ^ "BARB - Broadcasters Audience Research Board". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Mind Games [DVD] [2001]". Amazon UK. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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