Underplayed Gems

The Stretch (2000)

The Stretch poster
Directed by
Frank W. Smith
Genre
tv movie, drama
Country
United Kingdom
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A career criminal is sent to prison for a murder he did not commit. His wife must decide whether to abandon his crime empire or run it herself.

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What happens

The Stretch is a two-part British television crime drama mini-series, created and written by Stephen Leather and directed by Frank W. Smith. The series, produced by Paul Knight Productions, first broadcast on Sky One on 12 November 2000, concluding the following week. The series follows career criminal Terry Greene (Leslie Grantham), who is sentenced to life for a murder he didn't commit. His wife Sam (Anita Dobson) has two choices - to walk away from the criminal empire he'd built up, or to take it over. The series was filmed between the UK and Spain in 1999, and was billed as the channel's “Event of the Week” for the week ending 12 November 2000. The Guardian called their chemistry in The Stretch “magical” and also praised “some tasty cameos and supporting performances.” The series' original score was composed by Dobson's husband, guitarist Brian May of Queen. The series was later novelised by Leather himself, the first time that he had adapted a screenplay into a novel, rather than the other way round. It was published on 1 February 2001, three months after the series initially aired. The series was also released on VHS on 20 November 2000, but remains unreleased on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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