Marian, Again

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Marian, Again
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Danish DVD cover
Genre Thriller
Written by
  • Ben Court
  • Caroline Ip
Directed byDavid Drury
Starring
ComposerAlan Parker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
  • Steve Christian
  • George Faber
  • Tom Grieves
  • Charles Pattinson
ProducerSteve Lightfoot
CinematographyMark Waters
EditorIan Farr
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
  • Company Pictures
  • Isle of Man Films
Original release
Network ITV
Release5 September (2005-09-05) 
6 September 2005 (2005-09-06)

Marian, Again is a two-part British psychological thriller serial, written by Ben Court and Caroline Ip and directed by David Drury, that broadcast across two consecutive nights on ITV from 5 September 2005. [1] Filmed in and around Manchester and on Ballaugh and Douglas on the Isle of Man during May and June 2005, [2] the serial is based upon the real-life kidnapping of Colleen Stan in the United States. [3]

Contents

Also taking inspiration from the cases of Marc Dutroux and Natascha Kampusch, [3] Marian, Again follows married father of three Chris Bevan (Stephen Tompkinson), who whilst taking his daughter to school exam, seemingly catches sight of his first girlfriend, Marian Walsh (Kelly Harrison), who mysteriously disappeared fifteen years ago and has not been seen or heard from since. [1]

Marian, Again broadcast over two consecutive nights, with parts one and two attracting 6.76 million and 5.95 million viewers respectively. [4] The serial was released on DVD in Denmark on 13 September 2006, but this remains the only official release worldwide. [5]

Plot

Chris Bevan (Stephen Tompkinson) encounters his first love, Marian Walsh (Kelly Harrison), fifteen years after her abrupt disappearance. Although he had accepted her loss and moved on, he—now a married father of three daughters—is intrigued, confused, and eager to know why she suddenly left. What he doesn't know is that she was abducted by Bernie (Owen Teale), a creepy regular at her father's D.I.Y. store. After years of physical and mental torture at Bernie's hands, Marian is a shadow of her former self and has been convinced by Bernie that she's someone named Susie. Chris must now fight to save the woman he loved, but it's more difficult than he had anticipated.

Cast

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