The Inside (TV series)

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The Inside
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Genre Crime drama
Thriller
Created by
Starring
Theme music composer Robert J. Kral
Andy Ross
Composer Robert J. Kral
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
ProducerGareth Davies
CinematographyRoss Berryman
Running time44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseJune 8 (2005-06-08) 
July 13, 2005 (2005-07-13)

The Inside is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Minear and Howard Gordon and produced by Imagine Television. The Inside follows the work of the FBI's Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit (VCU), a division dedicated to investigating particularly dangerous crimes. The Inside initially aired on the Fox Network from June 8 to July 13, 2005. [1] Although thirteen episodes were produced, Fox aired only seven episodes before canceling the series. Thirteen episodes were subsequently aired on ITV4 in the UK in 2006.

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Premise

Rookie FBI Agent Rebecca Locke (Rachel Nichols) joins the Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) after the death of a previous member. While she proves to be a brilliant investigator, she has a secret known only to herself and the VCU's mysterious director Virgil "Web" Webster (Peter Coyote): that as a 10-year-old girl, Rebecca was kidnapped from her home and held captive for 18 months. Astonishingly enough, no one found and rescued her; she escaped the trauma all by herself, setting a fire and escaping in the resulting chaos. Webster manipulates Rebecca's experience on each case, using the insight she gained through it to establish the mindset of the victim—and the criminal.

Another sidebar to the plot is the moral struggle between Webster, who seems willing to use Rebecca's gift to catch the "unsub" at all costs, and Rebecca's partner Paul Ryan (Jay Harrington), who views himself as the voice of conscience in the battle for Rebecca's soul. Additionally, Webster's past is very much unknown; viewers are left wondering exactly how much he has in common with the perpetrators he pursues.

Cast and characters

Production

Originally produced by Kathryn Bigelow, the original premise centered around a 23-year-old woman, Rebecca Locke (Rachel Nichols), posing as a 16-year-old high school student in order to investigate a drug ring. Peter Facinelli was also attached to star. [3] In September 2004, it was announced that Tim Minear would redevelop the series as original creators/executive producers Todd Kessler and Glenn Kessler exited the series. It was also revealed that Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and David Nevins would executive produce the series. [4] In December 2004, Facinelli opted out of the series after Minear revamped the premise to feature Rebecca Locke as young FBI agent working for the L.A. bureau's Violent Crimes Unit. [5] Later in December 2004, Jay Harrington was cast, taking over the role from Facinelli; and Adam Baldwin joined the cast, who worked with Minear on Firefly . [6] [7] In May 2005, Fox announced the series would premiere June 8, 2005, airing Wednesdays at 9:00 pm. [8] Fox aired seven episodes (although out of production order) before canceling the series due to low ratings. [9]

Episodes

Seven episodes originally aired on Fox between June 8 and July 13, 2005. The other six episodes that were unaired by Fox first aired in the UK on ITV4 in 2006.

Fox aired the episodes out of order. The episode listing below is the correct viewing order, not the airing order. Creator Tim Minear posted the correct episode order on his website. [10]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"New Girl in Town" Tim Minear Story by: Tim Minear & Howard Gordon
Teleplay by: Tim Minear
June 8, 2005 (2005-06-08)1AJW01
When one of the profilers in the FBI's L.A.-based Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) is brutally murdered by a serial killer they've been tracking, rookie FBI Agent Rebecca Locke is recruited to join the team and help find the madman despite her lack of field experience. Unbeknownst to Rebecca, famed Supervisory Special Agent Vigil "WEB" Webster has personally selected her to join his rogue division - not for her impressive profiling skills, but because of a secret she's keeping. Web knows that Rebecca was abducted and held captive as a child, and the traumatic experience has afforded her unique insight into the mindset of villain and victim alike.
2"Everything Nice" Allan Kroeker Jane Espenson June 29, 2005 (2005-06-29)1AJW02
Web pits the team against one another when an 8-year-old boy is murdered in an exclusive gated community.
3"Old Wounds" Nick Gomez Mark Fish June 15, 2005 (2005-06-15)1AJW03
When a federal prosecutor who worked with Paul is found murdered, the VCU team takes up the hunt for a serial killer they suspect meets women through an S&M club patronized by a wealthy playboy to whom Rebecca is drawn.
4"Pre-Filer" Dwight Little Rob Pearlstein June 22, 2005 (2005-06-22)1AJW04
When a spate of murders targeting future serial killers start piling up, the VCU team find themselves matched against a cunning profiler who executes these would-be killers in the same way they would have killed their victims.
5"Loneliest Number" James A. Contner Richard HatemJuly 6, 2005 (2005-07-06)1AJW05
When callers to a suicide hotline are murdered, Rebecca goes undercover to find the killer, while Paul fears that Web's influence on Rebecca may have deadly repercussions.
6"Point of Origin" Marita Grabiak Karine RosenthalMarch 31, 2006 (2006-03-31) (ITV4)1AJW06
The VCU team investigates a spate of deadly fires that point to a lovelorn arsonist and trigger painful memories of Rebecca's childhood abduction.
7"Thief of Hearts"Allan KroekerTim Minear & Craig SilversteinJuly 6, 2005 (2005-07-06)1AJW07
Paul relives his first case under Web when someone copycats a murder by a serial killer currently imprisoned for removing the hearts of his female victims.
8"Declawed" Fred Gerber Craig SilversteinJuly 13, 2005 (2005-07-13)1AJW08
The VCU team tracks a serial killer who bites the fingernails off his victims, while Web, who is under investigation, uses his own methods to find the suspect.
9"Aidan" Kevin Hooks Jane Espenson & Ahmed LavalaisMarch 10, 2006 (2006-03-10) (ITV4)1AJW09
When pregnant women are founded murdered with their unborn babies missing, the VCU team tracks a killer who may be trying to replace her own miscarried child.
10"Little Girl Lost" Karen Gaviola Tim Minear & Craig SilversteinMarch 17, 2006 (2006-03-17) (ITV4)1AJW10
Rebecca must face her demons after the rescue helicopter carrying herself and Danny crash-lands in the woods as they search for a young girl and her kidnapped family.
11"The Perfect Couple" Vern Gillum Ben Edlund March 24, 2006 (2006-03-24) (ITV4)1AJW11
When four ladies are found murdered after visiting the same nightclub, Rebecca goes undercover but discovers the perpetrator doesn't fit the profile.
12"Gem"Kevin HooksStory by: Bob Hame
Teleplay by: David Fury & Jane Espenson
April 7, 2006 (2006-04-07) (ITV4)1AJW12
When a slasher snuff film gets into a 10-year-old boy birthday party, Web's team investigates to discover whether or not the girl in the film is really dead. What they find is unfortunately much scarier than a horror movie...
13"Skin and Bone"Dwight LittleStory by: Tim Minear
Teleplay by: Jane Espenson
April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14) (ITV4)1AJW13
Rebecca investigates missing anorexic girls, but it is a set-up arranged by the killer.

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