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Telephone Detectives

Synopsis

It is the last episode of TV game show Telephone Detectives. When murder becomes entertainment the drive for high ratings tips a small cable show into the world of the psychopath. A viewer's video sets the spectre of death loose in the studio. Are they still playing the game or are they in the hands of a killer?

In a gameshow of murder you collect the clues to win the prize of a lifetime. In the final episode the crew must collect the clues to win the prize of life.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Features
Running time
84 mins
Format
Beta SP, DigiBeta
Director
Mark Reynaud
Producer
William Mariani
Executive Producer
William Mariani
Editor
Mark Thornton
Screenwriter
Andrew Walsh, Sven Hughes
Director of Photography
Chris Merry
Sound
James Kenning
Composer
Kevin Farrell
Principal cast
Daniel Hill, Anthony Biggs, Shona Lindsay

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mediabus Industries Ltd

46 Crispin Street
London E1 6HQ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7247 3444

rpolady@aol.com

Sales Company

Centre Film Sales Ltd

45 Cedar Grove, Ealing
London W5 4AS
UK

T/F +44 (0)20 8566 2388

eleahy@centrefilmsales.com

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