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Messiah: The Harrowing

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2005
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
851
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Messiah: The Harrowing (2005)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Red Metcalfe's analytical skills are stretched to the limit as he tries to fathom the workings of the mind of a killer determined to create their own Hell.Red Metcalfe's analytical skills are stretched to the limit as he tries to fathom the workings of the mind of a killer determined to create their own Hell.Red Metcalfe's analytical skills are stretched to the limit as he tries to fathom the workings of the mind of a killer determined to create their own Hell.

  • Creator
    • Boris Starling
  • Stars
    • Ken Stott
    • Neil Dudgeon
    • Helen McCrory
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    851
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Boris Starling
    • Stars
      • Ken Stott
      • Neil Dudgeon
      • Helen McCrory
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ken Stott
    Ken Stott
    • DCI Red Metcalfe
    • 2005
    Neil Dudgeon
    Neil Dudgeon
    • DI Duncan Warren
    • 2005
    Helen McCrory
    Helen McCrory
    • Dr. Rachel Price
    • 2005
    Maxine Peake
    Maxine Peake
    • DS Vickie Clarke
    • 2005
    Hugo Speer
    Hugo Speer
    • DI Jack Price
    • 2005
    Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter
    • Professor Robb
    • 2005
    Adam Kotz
    Adam Kotz
    • Richard Eccleshall
    • 2005
    Beatie Edney
    Beatie Edney
    • Grace Eccleshall
    • 2005
    Margot Leicester
    • Evelyn McArdle
    • 2005
    Eamon Boland
    Eamon Boland
    • Henry McArdle
    • 2005
    Guy Flanagan
    • Tim Evans
    • 2005
    Gil Brailey
    • Coroner
    • 2005
    Mat Ruttle
    Mat Ruttle
    • Daniel Price
    • 2005
    Alice Bird
    Alice Bird
    • Isabel Price
    • 2005
    Imogen Byron
    Imogen Byron
    • Jaqueline Price
    • 2005
    Kay Purcell
    • Prof Uhomi
    • 2005
    Keir Mills
    Keir Mills
    • Billy Edwards
    • 2005
    Harry Williams
    • Forensic Officer
    • 2005
    • Creator
      • Boris Starling
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    Crime
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
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    Did you know

    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes
      • DS Vickie Clarke: A man said he saw a woman in a red coat hurrying away from the flat. His description of the woman was "she was angry".
      • DI Duncan Warren: Well that's got to narrow it down. An angry woman
    • Alternate versions
      In Germany the three original episodes were edited by the German broadcasting station ZDF into two movies, both 85 minutes long.
    • Connections
      Followed by Messiah: The Rapture (2008)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 28, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gyilkos megváltó: A szívszaggató
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Northern Ireland
      • Great Meadow Ltd.
      • Great Meadow Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 3h(180 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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