| Butterfly Collectors | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller, crime drama |
| Written by | Paul Abbott |
| Directed by | Jean Stewart |
| Starring | Pete Postlethwaite Jamie Draven Rachel Davies Alison Newman Crissy Rock Thomas Aston Ruth Harrop Ben Crompton |
| Composers | Philip Appleby Jocelyn Pook |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Simon Lewis Susan Hogg |
| Producer | Hilary Bevan Jones |
| Production locations | Manchester, England, UK |
| Running time | 198 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 19 April – 20 April 1999 |
Butterfly Collectors is a two part ITV miniseries. It was broadcast between 19 April and 20 April 1999. A two-part psychological thriller about a disillusioned policeman who develops an unlikely friendship with two teenagers arrested for murder. [1] [2] Butterfly Collectors was written by Paul Abbott, who has also written for many other television serials including Shameless , Clocking Off and Children's Ward . The drama stars British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who is supported by actress and comedian Crissy Rock. [3]
In 2008, it was released on Region 1 DVD, [4] on 4 September 2017, it was released by Strawberry Media on Region 2 DVD. [5]