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Blue Lightning - Part One
Season 2, Episode 5
Part one of two. A scientist is found dead in the bird observatory on Fair Isle, Perez's childhood home, so he takes Tosh and makes his way across to the island, where he is greeted by his father - just before flights are grounded by incoming storms. Working alone and without a forensic team, the detectives talk to the victim's friends, family and colleagues - and as tensions run high, the storm forces Perez and the suspects to remain together under a single roof. Douglas Henshall and Alison O'Donnell star, with John Lynch and Bill Paterson
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Cast & Crew
Douglas Henshall
(Actor)
.. DI Jimmy Perez
Alison O'Donnell
(Actor)
.. DS Alison `Tosh" McIntosh
Steven Robertson
(Actor)
.. TDC Sandy Wilson
John Lynch
(Actor)
.. Frank Blake
Bill Paterson
(Actor)
.. James Perez
Leigh Biagi
(Actor)
.. Anna Blake
Anthony Howell
(Actor)
.. Peter Latimer
David Ireland
(Actor)
.. Finlay Caulfield
Julie Hale
(Actor)
.. Tessa Warren
Keith Ramsey
(Actor)
.. Joe Blake
Erin Armstrong
(Actor)
.. Cassie Perez
Ann Louise Ross
(Actor)
.. Mary Perez
Susan Vidler
(Actor)
.. Isobel Tulloch
Lorne MacFadyen
(Actor)
.. Angus Tulloch
Michael Nardone
(Actor)
.. Donnie Tulloch
David Annen
(Actor)
.. Bill Warren
Stewart Porter
(Actor)
.. Sgt Billy McBride
Paksie Vernon
(Actor)
.. Gina Bradley
Peter Gallagher
(Producer)
Stewart Svaasand
(Director)
Richard Davidson
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Douglas Henshall
(Actor)
.. DI Jimmy Perez
Born:
November 19, 1965
in
Barrhead, near Paisley
Best Known For:
Playing Cutter in Primeval.
Early-life:
Douglas James Henshall was born in Glasgow on November 19, 1965. His mum was a nurse, his father a salesman and he has two older sisters. Although he appeared in school plays, he didn't decide to become an actor until he was 17. Before that, he wanted to be a football commentator or an artist. After graduation, he made ends meet working as an insurance salesman in London, before heading back to Glasgow to join the 7:84 Theatre Group.
Career:
Henshall made his TV debut in an episode of Taggart in 1990, but got his big break three years later when he starred alongside his friend Ewan McGregor in the Dennis Potter drama Lipstick on Your Collar. Henshall went on to star in films including Orphans and This Year's Love, and in 1999 won rave reviews for his performances in the TV dramas Psycho and Kid in the Corner. He's also appeared in Anna Karenina, Lawless Heart, Frances Tuesday, Primeval and The Secret of Crickley Hall. He made his West End debut in 2005 playing Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman alongside Brian Dennehy, and in 2012 portrayed Oliver Cromwell in the play 55 Days. Other projects have included The Secret of Crickley Hall and Doors Open.
Quote:
'I used to say 'no' a lot, waiting for this mythic job that was going to come along. Now I do what's in front of me, rather than what might be round the corner.'
Trivia:
Away from acting, he supports Scottish football team St Mirren.
Alison O'Donnell
(Actor)
.. DS Alison `Tosh" McIntosh
Steven Robertson
(Actor)
.. TDC Sandy Wilson
John Lynch
(Actor)
.. Frank Blake
Bill Paterson
(Actor)
.. James Perez
Born:
June 03, 1945
in
Glasgow
Best Known For:
A number of small-screen TV roles.
Early-life:
Bill Paterson was born on June 3, 1945, in Glasgow. He spent three years as a quantity surveyor before doing a teaching course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He was about to accept an educational role when he was offered a place with the Citizen's Theatre. His big break came at the Edinburgh Festival in The Great Northern Welly Boot Show, a satire by Billy Connolly about striking shipbuilders.
Career:
Paterson's TV debut came in 1977's Bafta-winning Licking Hitler. A year later he appeared in The Vanishing Army and Smiley's People. He went on to feature in such films as The Killing Fields, A Private Function, Defence of the Realm, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Chaplin, Bright Young Things and Truly, Madly, Deeply. Other TV projects include The Singing Detective, Traffik, The Crow Road, Doctor Zhivago, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, and Law & Order: UK. He was also nominated for an Olivier Award for Bertolt Brecht's Schwekyk in the Second World War in 1982 and has done extensive voiceover work on TV and radio.
Quote:
'I don't think acting has ever been my passion, but it's a very nice way of making a living.'
Trivia:
Paterson turned down one of the leads in Alien.
Leigh Biagi
(Actor)
.. Anna Blake
Anthony Howell
(Actor)
.. Peter Latimer
David Ireland
(Actor)
.. Finlay Caulfield
Julie Hale
(Actor)
.. Tessa Warren
Keith Ramsey
(Actor)
.. Joe Blake
Erin Armstrong
(Actor)
.. Cassie Perez
Ann Louise Ross
(Actor)
.. Mary Perez
Susan Vidler
(Actor)
.. Isobel Tulloch
Lorne MacFadyen
(Actor)
.. Angus Tulloch
Best Known For:
Playing Phil in Grantchester.
Early-life:
Born on May 27, 1990 on the Isle of Skye. Lorne graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2015, where he worked with the likes of director Ken Loach.
Career:
MacFadyen's early professional acting credits include Ken Loach's The Angels' Share (2012) and Electric Man (2012). He also appeared in two episodes of ITV detective drama Shetland and the short film Exchange and Mart (2014). In 2016, MacFadyen joined the ensemble cast of period crime drama Grantchester as Phil, which was his first role after graduation. He also appeared in detective drama The Level and starred alongside Michelle Keegan in drama series Tina and Bobby.
Quote:
'My mum's a nurse and my dad's a mechanic, so the acting has come out of the blue really, but they're really excited about what I'm doing. It's all new territory, but I definitely get my work ethic from them - they're very hard workers.'
Trivia:
He worked on Shetland during his summer holiday period as a student.
Michael Nardone
(Actor)
.. Donnie Tulloch
David Annen
(Actor)
.. Bill Warren
Stewart Porter
(Actor)
.. Sgt Billy McBride
Paksie Vernon
(Actor)
.. Gina Bradley
Peter Gallagher
(Producer)
Stewart Svaasand
(Director)
Richard Davidson
(Writer)
