Beck (British TV series)
Beck is a British television mystery series, first broadcast on 2 October 1996, that ran for a total of six episodes on BBC1. The series starred Amanda Redman as the title character, Beck, who runs Locate, a missing persons agency based in Kings Cross, London. The series co-starred Caroline Loncq, David Hunt, David Herlihy and William Ash. All six episodes were written by Paul Hines, with Ken Grieve, Maurice Phillips and James Hazeldine each directing two episodes.
| Beck | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery |
| Written by | Paul Hines |
| Directed by | Ken Grieve Maurice Phillips James Hazeldine |
| Starring | Amanda Redman Caroline Loncq David Hunt David Herlihy Nigel Clauzel William Ash Timothy Gleed Camilla Power |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Adrian Bate |
| Producers | Jacky Stoller Simon Mills |
| Production locations | London, England |
| Editor | Roy Sharman |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Tempest Films & Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 2 October – 1 November 1996 |
Notably, Redman began a relationship with director Maurice Phillips while working together on the show. A review from The Independent said of the series; "Beck, the new private dick series, is set in this world of whores, pimps, addicts and runaways. It features our old friend, gritty realism, so there is vomit on the floor again and a dosser on every doorstep." A second series was confirmed to have been in the works at the time of broadcast, although it never materialised. Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.