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Summer in the Suburbs is a single television crime drama, written and devised by Tony Basgallop, that was broadcast on BBC Two on 10 January 2000. Described as an "intense murder drama", Summer in the Suburbs follows the story of a 14-year-old girl whose lifeless body is found in a field, and the lead detective, Ted Lyle, who investigates her death. As he and his wife Sandra are among local parents caught up in a wave of fear and suspicion, Ted's investigations uncover a shocking suspect. The programme was commissioned in August 1999 by then controller of BBC Two, Jane Root, and was directed by David Attwood and produced by Hilary Salmon.
Original Release
01/10/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tessa Peake-Jones | Sandra Lyle |
Aneirin Hughes | Ted Lyle |
Sid Mitchell | James Lyle |
Ann Mitchell | Mulligan |
Fred Pearson | Harold Lyle |
Ryan Davenport | John Lyle |
Jemima Rooper | Julie Lyle |
Sarah Alexander | Maisie |
Michael Bertenshaw | George Saunders |
Patrick Cremin | Det. Sgt. Greg Lipton |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tessa Peake-Jones | Sandra Lyle |
Aneirin Hughes | Ted Lyle |
Sid Mitchell | James Lyle |
Ann Mitchell | Mulligan |
Fred Pearson | Harold Lyle |
Ryan Davenport | John Lyle |
Jemima Rooper | Julie Lyle |
Sarah Alexander | Maisie |
Michael Bertenshaw | George Saunders |
Patrick Cremin | Det. Sgt. Greg Lipton |
Emily Corrie | Theresa Gibbs |
Michael Tucek | Robbo |
Craig Vye | Guy |
Joanne Leigh-Palmer | Leanne |
Tobias Menzies | School Psychologist |
Marcus Rogers | Bobby |
Elaine Donnelly | Helen Gibbs |
Charles Simon | Terry |
Neil Conrich | DCI Lawson |
Chad Gomez | Adam Keys |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
Hilary Salmon | Producer |
Gary Tuck | Producer |