The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: In the Blink of an Eye
10:00 pm - 12:00 am, Saturday, May 2 on U&Drama (20)
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In the Blink of an Eye
Season 5, Episode 4
Feature-length episode. The detective investigates when former war photographer Peter Rooker is found shot dead. It is not long before he uncovers a trail leading from tabloid newspaper baron Eddie Price and editor Melissa Booth to an executed Bosnian family, but when he enlists his wife's help in determining the psychological history behind the murder, a fatal chain of events begins
subtitles
16x9
Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Nathaniel Parker
(Actor)
.. Inspector Thomas Lynley
Sharon Small
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Barbara Havers
Danny Webb
(Actor)
.. Eddie Price
Catherine Russell
(Actor)
.. Helen Lynley
Indira Varma
(Actor)
.. Melissa Booth
Mark Womack
(Actor)
.. Michael Wren
Paul Hickey
(Actor)
.. Lafferty
Shaun Parkes
(Actor)
.. DC Winston Nkata
Ania Sowinski
(Actor)
.. Nina Delic
Serge Soric
(Actor)
.. Andrej Pavletic
Amy Bayless
(Actor)
.. Sarah Pavletic
Richard Copestake
(Actor)
.. Peter Rooker
Elliott Jordan
(Actor)
.. Luke Barnes
Phoebe Thomas
(Actor)
.. Clare Simmons
Celine Mitchell
(Actor)
.. Young Nina
Glen Davies
(Actor)
.. Brendan McGuire
Nicholas Hewetson
(Actor)
.. Medic
Gary Mackay
(Actor)
.. David
Adam J Brown
(Actor)
.. Mahir
Virginia Thompson
(Actor)
.. Policewoman
Nick Sampson
(Actor)
.. Lawyer
Charlotte Allam
(Actor)
.. Nurse
Sharon Hughff
(Producer)
Brian Kelly
(Director)
Ed Whitmore
(Writer)
Suzie Smith
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Nathaniel Parker
(Actor)
.. Inspector Thomas Lynley
Born:
May 18, 1962
in
London
Best Known For:
His dashing TV roles.
Early-life:
Born in London on May 18, 1962. He's the son of former British Rail Chairman Sir Peter Parker and his wife Jill. One of his brothers, Oliver, is also an actor and director. He was educated at Leighton Park School, where he developed a passion for horse racing. After starring with the National Youth Theatre he went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (Lamda). On graduating, he already had his Equity card and landed a theatre job immediately.
Career:
Following a spell with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Parker made his TV debut in 1988's Piece of Cake. He has worked constantly ever since, including a four-year stint abroad during which he appeared in Hollywood films Hamlet and The Bodyguard, although he didn't become a well-known face until ITV's 1998 adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd. Since then he's starred in the BBC's Vanity Fair, and took over from John Hannah in McCallum. Other notable projects include Othello (directed by his brother), Wide Sargasso Sea, The Haunted Mansion, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Stardust. More recently, he has starred in Merlin.
Quote:
'I have always thought women were the superior sex. Witnessing childbirth confirmed it for me.'
Trivia:
His theatre work includes Quartermaine's Terms, The Audience, and Wolf Hall.
Sharon Small
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Barbara Havers
Born:
January 01, 1967
in
Drumchapel, Glasgow
Best Known For:
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Mistresses.
Early-life:
Sharon was born in Drumchapel, Glasgow on January 1, 1967. She studied drama at the Adam Smith College in Kirkcaldy and the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Her first TV credit was a guest role in an episode of Taggart in 1994.
Career:
Guest parts followed in a number of TV shows until Small landed a lead role in BBC comedy drama Sunburn. This lasted for two series and she followed it up with the six-part drama Glasgow Kiss. She went on to star in About a Boy (2002) and Dear Frankie (2004) and had guest parts in Cutting It and Rebus before landing a lead role as DS Barbara Havers in BBC crime drama The Inspector Lynley Mysteries alongside Nathaniel Parker. The series ran from 2001 until 2008. More recently, the in-demand actress has starred in Murderland, Mistresses, Downton Abbey, Kidnap and Ransom, New Tricks, Silent Witness, Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders.
Quote:
'One of the fantastic things and joys of acting is looking for flaws in characters - if you are perfect or too likeable, you are not going to be believable, so hopefully, you bring in flaws as well.'
Trivia:
Small is a classically trained lyric soprano.
Danny Webb
(Actor)
.. Eddie Price
Catherine Russell
(Actor)
.. Helen Lynley
Best Known For:
Holby City.
Early-life:
Catherine was born in London in 1966, the daughter of actor Nicholas Smith and his wife Mary. She went on to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She made her TV debut in the 1988 one-off drama Madeline. Since then, she has been a regular on TV screens.
Career:
Russell's TV credits include The Cazalets, Chandler & Co, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Always and Everyone, Waking the Dead, Sea of Souls, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Pete Versus Life and Silent Witness. In 2012, she joined the cast of Holby City, playing consultant general surgeon Serena Campbell. Her film credits include Clockwork Mice (1995), Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). Her extensive stage career includes roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Last Carnival, The Day I Stood Still and Mamma Mia!
Quote:
On Holby City: 'It's always frightening joining something that's already up and running.'
Trivia:
Russell was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for her performance in Chekhov's Three Sisters.
Indira Varma
(Actor)
.. Melissa Booth
Mark Womack
(Actor)
.. Michael Wren
Paul Hickey
(Actor)
.. Lafferty
Shaun Parkes
(Actor)
.. DC Winston Nkata
Ania Sowinski
(Actor)
.. Nina Delic
Serge Soric
(Actor)
.. Andrej Pavletic
Amy Bayless
(Actor)
.. Sarah Pavletic
Richard Copestake
(Actor)
.. Peter Rooker
Elliott Jordan
(Actor)
.. Luke Barnes
Phoebe Thomas
(Actor)
.. Clare Simmons
Celine Mitchell
(Actor)
.. Young Nina
Glen Davies
(Actor)
.. Brendan McGuire
Nicholas Hewetson
(Actor)
.. Medic
Gary Mackay
(Actor)
.. David
Adam J Brown
(Actor)
.. Mahir
Virginia Thompson
(Actor)
.. Policewoman
Nick Sampson
(Actor)
.. Lawyer
Charlotte Allam
(Actor)
.. Nurse
Sharon Hughff
(Producer)
Brian Kelly
(Director)
Ed Whitmore
(Writer)
Suzie Smith
(Writer)
