Jack of Hearts (TV series)

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Jack of Hearts
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Genre Crime drama
Written by Sian Orrells
Directed by Timothy Lyn
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Opening theme "Jack of Hearts" — Bonnie Tyler
Composer(s) Mark Thomas
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Pedr James
  • Maggie Russell
Producer(s) Dawn Walters
Cinematography Rory Taylor
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  • Tim Kruydenburg
  • Greg Miller
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s) BBC Wales
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release 4 August (1999-08-04) –
8 September 1999 (1999-09-08)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Jack of Hearts is a six-part British television crime drama series, written by Sian Orrells and directed by Timothy Lay, that first broadcast on BBC One on 4 August 1999.[1] Set and filmed in Cardiff, the series follows the life of a tough-talking probation officer, Jack Denby (Keith Allen), who finds that life and crime in the Welsh capital is much different to the workings of inner-city London, when he is forced to move away to join his girlfriend, Suzanne (Anna Mountford), a university lecturer.

The series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 21:30, and was also repeated on Thursdays and Saturdays on BBC Choice.[2] The series was also accompanied by a theme written especially for the series, performed by Bonnie Tyler.[2] The series has yet to be released on DVD.

Reception

Mark Lawson of The Guardian gave the series a mixed review, writing; "Keith Allen's new series Jack of Hearts, about a hard-bitten parole officer, is a textbook lesson in formulaic drama. But it might just have that something it needs to find an audience."[3]

Cast

  • Keith Allen as Jack Denby
  • Anna Mountford as Suzanne Pryce
  • Ruth Madoc as Jean Pryce
  • Andrew Sachs as Peter Pryce
  • Eluned Jones as Marjorie Haines
  • Caroline Berry as Caroline Evans
  • Steve Toussaint as Joe
  • Miranda Llewellyn-Jenkins as Katie
  • Siobhan Flynn as Lisa
  • Geraint Morgan as Eric

Episodes

Episode[4] Title Written by Directed by Original airdate
1 "Episode 1" Sian Orrells Timothy Lay 4 August 1999 (1999-08-04)
2 "Episode 2" Sian Orrells Timothy Lay 11 August 1999 (1999-08-11)
3 "Episode 3" Sian Orrells Timothy Lay 18 August 1999 (1999-08-18)
4 "Episode 4" Sian Orrells Timothy Lay 25 August 1999 (1999-08-25)
5 "Episode 5" Sian Orrells Timothy Lay 1 September 1999 (1999-09-01)
6 "Episode 6" Sian Orrells Timothy Lay 8 September 1999 (1999-09-08)

References

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External links

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