Butterfly Collectors

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Butterfly Collectors
Genre Thriller, crime drama
Written by Paul Abbott
Directed byJean Stewart
Starring Pete Postlethwaite
Jamie Draven
Rachel Davies
Alison Newman
Crissy Rock
Thomas Aston
Ruth Harrop
Ben Crompton
ComposersPhilip Appleby
Jocelyn Pook
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producersSimon Lewis
Susan Hogg
Producer Hilary Bevan Jones
Production locations Manchester, England, UK
Running time198 minutes (including adverts)
Production company Granada Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release19 April (1999-04-19) 
20 April 1999 (1999-04-20)

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]

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  5. Butterfly Collectors on Amazon.co.uk