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Kiss of Death (2008)

Kiss of Death poster
Directed by
Paul Unwin
Country
United Kingdom
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a series of crimes connected to a mysterious death. The story follows the police as they work to uncover the truth.

tensegrittysuspensefulbroodingmethodicaldarkrestrainedurgent

What happens

Kiss of Death, previously titled Breathless and Blood Rush, is a British crime investigation television film, written by Barbara Machin, author of the British television crime drama series Waking the Dead, that aired on BBC on 26 May 2008. The one-off drama, intended as a backdoor pilot for a possible series, was originally written as a two-part series but was re-written several times at the request of BBC executives. The original running time of 120 minutes was also shortened to 90, and the programme was finally broadcast in one instalment in May 2008. The drama was produced by BBC Northern Ireland and shot in Bristol. A DVD was released in Sweden in 2010, but as of 2016, has not been released in the UK. Viewing figures of 3.9 million did not prove strong enough for a full series to be commissioned. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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