An Inspector Calls
BBC One
BBC One
Set in 1912, in an industrial northern town, the taut and ultimately tragic story centres on the prosperous Birling family. Arthur Birling and his wife Sybil are celebrating the engagement of their daughter Shiela to Gerald Croft. But the Birlings’ festivities are punctured by a visit from the imposing Inspector Goole, who is investigating the suicide of a former factory worker of Mr Birling’s, Eva Smith. Goole’s investigation reveals hidden cruelties lying underneath the Birlings’ veneer of hard-won respectability and forces the Birlings to confront the consequences of their thoughtlessness and privilege.
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Starring: David Thewlis, Miranda Richardson and Ken Stott
Directed by: Aisling Walsh
Adapted by: Helen Edmundson
Produced by: Howard Ella
Executive Produced by: Roanna Benn and Greg Brenman
Based on the novel by: JB Priestly
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Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2016 | Best Single Drama |
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BAFTA TV Craft 2016 | Editing: Fiction (Alex Mackie) |
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BAFTA TV Craft 2016 | Director: Fiction (Aisling Walsh) |
British Society of Cinematographers | Best Photography in a TV Drama (Martin Fuhrer) |
British Society of Cinematographers | BSC Award (Martin Fuhrer) |
Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Director – Drama (Aisling Walsh) |