An Evil Streak

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An Evil Streak
Genre Psychological drama, thriller
Written by Andrea Newman
Directed by Edward Bennett
Starring
ComposerStanislaus Syriewicz
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJo Wright
ProducerSimon Passmore
CinematographyJohn Hooper
EditorAndrew McClelland
Running time50 minutes
Production company LWT
Original release
Network ITV
Release17 May (1999-05-17) 
31 May 1999 (1999-05-31)

An Evil Streak is a three-part British television psychological drama series, created and written based on the novel by Andrea Newman published in 1977. It was directed by Edward Bennett, that first broadcast on ITV for three consecutive weeks from 17 to 31 May 1999 on Mondays, it was produced by LWT for the ITV network. The series stars Trevor Eve and Rosalind Bennett, and follows Gemma Clarkson (Bennett), has been led astray by her godfather, Alex Kyle (Eve), ever since she was a little girl. Now she is older his obsessive influence becomes even more sinister as he manipulates her into an extra-marital affair. [1] A scheming uncle leads his married niece into an affair with an out of work actor. [2] The series has never been re-broadcast or released on DVD.

Contents

Production

Rosalind Bennett said a good joke. And it was a voyeuristic pervert convinces his male housekeeper to manipulate a young woman into an extramarital affair." [3]

Reception

It was a pure and mediocre reception for an ITV drama performance.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byAirdateUK viewers (million)
1"Episode 1" Edward Bennett Andrea Newman 17 May 1999 (1999-05-17)8.31 [4]
2"Episode 2"Edward BennettAndrea Newman24 May 1999 (1999-05-24)7.18 [4]
3"Episode 3"Edward BennettAndrea Newman31 May 1999 (1999-05-31)5.40 [4]

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