Tin Star (TV series)

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Tin Star
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Genre Crime drama
Created by Rowan Joffé
Starring
Composer Adrian Corker
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJonathan Curling [1]
Cinematography
  • Dale McCready
  • Paul Sarossy
Editors
  • Amy Hounsell
  • Mark Eckersley
  • Oral Norrie Ottey
  • Paulo Pandolpho
  • Ben Drury
Running time43–67 minutes
Production company Kudos [2]
Release
Original network Sky Atlantic
Original release7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) 
24 December 2020 (2020-12-24)

Tin Star is a British television crime drama created by Rowan Joffé. The series focuses on Jim Worth, a former London Metropolitan Police Service detective who becomes chief of police of a Canadian town in the Rocky Mountains. It stars Tim Roth, Genevieve O'Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Oliver Coopersmith, Ian Hart and Christina Hendricks. [3]

Contents

The series premiered on Sky Atlantic on 7 September 2017, and became available on Amazon Video internationally on 29 September. [4] Series 2 premiered 24 January 2019. [5] The third and final series takes place in Liverpool, England. [6] Production for the series commenced in 2019, [7] with all episodes airing in December 2020.

Synopsis

Former London undercover police detective Jim Worth is the seemingly gentle police chief of Little Big Bear, a small town at the edge of the Canadian Rockies, where his family of four has moved to escape his violent past. [1] But, thanks to a chief of security for North Stream Oil, the oil company that dominates the town, Worth's past catches up with him and he and his wife Angela call into service Jim's violent, alcoholic alter-ego, Jack Devlin, to fight anyone they suspect of hurting their family. [8] The local head of public relations for North Stream, Elizabeth Bradshaw, wavers between ethics and criminality against a backdrop of rough oil workers and bikers.

Cast and characters

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 107 September 2017 (2017-09-07)10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
2 924 January 2019 (2019-01-24)21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)
3 610 December 2020 (2020-12-10)24 December 2020 (2020-12-24)

Series 1 (2017)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK [14] viewers
(millions)
1"Fun and (S)Laughter" Rowan Joffé Rowan Joffé7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)1.05
2"The Kid"Marc JobstRowan Joffé14 September 2017 (2017-09-14)0.72
3"Comfort of Strangers" Alice Troughton Rowan Joffé21 September 2017 (2017-09-21)0.48
4"Jack"Marc JobstRowan Joffé28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)0.49
5"Bait"Alice TroughtonTom Butterworth, Chris Hurford & Rowan Joffé5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)0.36
6"Cuckoo"Grant HarveyRowan Joffé12 October 2017 (2017-10-12)0.34
7"Exposure"Gilles BannierTom Butterworth, Chris Hurford & Rowan Joffé19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)0.35
8"This be the Verse"Grant HarveyTom Butterworth, Chris Hurford & Rowan Joffé26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)0.26
9"Fortunate Boy" Craig Viveiros Rowan Joffé3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)0.22
10"My Love is Vengeance"Gilles BannierRowan Joffé10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)0.21

Series 2 (2019)

This episode list reflects the original Sky Atlantic episode list. [18]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"Prairie Gothic"Gilles BannierRowan Joffé24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)TBA
Following directly on from the events of My Love is Vengeance, Jack lies bleeding on the mountainside, having been shot by Anna. Terrified by her own actions, a confused Anna flees, pursued by Angela, who leaves Jack to die. Anna reaches an Ammonite community on the border of Little Big Bear, where she tries to commit suicide but is saved from death by teenager Rosa Nickel, daughter of the local pastor. Meanwhile, Jack awakens from a period of unconsciousness and manages to make his way into the forest, where he sets fire to Whitey's cabin to signal for help.
2"Resist Not Evil"Chris BaughRowan Joffé31 January 2019 (2019-01-31)TBA
Anna begins to integrate with the Ammonite community, being baptised by Father Johan in a desperate attempt to leave her former life behind. Elizabeth and Angela continue to hide out at her company mansion, which has now been cut off from the grid. Father Johan struggles to conceal a shipment of cocaine that he has smuggled across the border from Mexico for a cartel of dangerous criminals. A deranged Jack continues to cause misery amongst the Ammonite community with his tirade of abuse, climaxing with him driving his police truck through the community church in the middle of a service.
3"Consequences (Elizabeth and Johan's Story)"Jim LoachRowan Joffé7 February 2019 (2019-02-07)TBA
Johan panics when the cartel come calling for the drugs, but they are nowhere to be found. Jaclyn manages to track down Elizabeth and Angela and demands $100,000 in return for her silence. As Elizabeth tries to raise the required funds, she finds herself unwittingly caught in the middle of the feud between Jack and Frank.
4"Jack and Coke (Jack and Angela's Story)"Jim LoachThomas Martin14 February 2019 (2019-02-14)TBA
As the same day plays out from the perspective of Jack and Angela, Angela approaches Jack for help in an attempt to help a desperate Elizabeth. Jack concocts an elaborate plan to mix Johan's drugs with baby powder in order to double the quantity, but when Frank refuses his offer of a deal, he decides to rob Randy's Roadhouse, unaware that an illegal poker game involving several wealthy townsfolk is taking place in the backroom.
5"The Bagman Cometh"Chris BaughRowan Joffé21 February 2019 (2019-02-21)TBA
Anna pleads with Jack to help Johan out of his predicament. Jack offers to help on the understanding that Johan opens up to his family about his secret life. Sarah questions Johan's motives for smuggling cocaine, to which he reveals that he was forced into a life of crime after the cartel murdered his brother as repayment for an unpaid loan taken against diesel supplies for a harvest crop which failed, leaving the family penniless and unable to pay back what they owe.
6"Age Of Anxiety"Sue TullyRowan Joffé28 February 2019 (2019-02-28)TBA
Jack comes face to face with the cartel's bagman, who after fearing retribution from his superiors, decides to take his own life - but not before telling Jack that 'Liverpool' is coming for him. Denise interrogates Elizabeth over the disappearance of Jaclyn, prompting an unexpected accusation of murder towards Jack and Angela.
7"Subterranean Fire"Sue TullyRowan Joffé7 March 2019 (2019-03-07)TBA
Jack negotiates the safe return of the drugs, allowing Johan to meet with the cartel to give them what they are rightfully owed. Sarah organises for Rosa to leave the colony to spend time with her cousin in Nelson. Jack, continually haunted over Whitey's death, decides to extract the truth from Frank once and for all.
8"Wild Flower"Justin ChadwickNathaniel Price14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)TBA
As Jack, Angela and Anna prepare to flee back to England on false passports, they come across Rosa's lifeless body on the roadside. Whilst re-uniting Rosa with her family, Jack receives an unexpected delivery containing photographs of his loved ones. Aware that the threat against him is edging ever closer, Jack approaches the colony for help in slaying all of his demons once and for all.
9"The Unseen"Justin ChadwickRowan Joffé & Nathaniel Price21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)TBA
As Jack's past finally comes back to haunt him, he executes his plan of action with the help from an unexpected source.

Series 3 (2020)

Titled "Tin Star: Liverpool", the action moved to Liverpool.

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"Homecoming"Justin ChadwickRowan Joffé10 December 2020 (2020-12-10)TBA
Jack arrives in Liverpool, hoping to reunite with Angela and Anna, and with a clear mission.
2"Commitment"Patrick Harkins Vanessa Alexander 10 December 2020 (2020-12-10)TBA
Angela comes face-to-face with a very personal name on the list. The Worths go on a wild night out.
3"Loves Young Dream"Stewart SvaasandAlexander Stewart17 December 2020 (2020-12-17)TBA
Michael and Catherine clash over their next move. The Worths' new plan causes problems for Anna.
4"Collateral"Stewart SvaasandRobert Fraser17 December 2020 (2020-12-17)TBA
A conflicted Lunt is forced to make a choice with potentially deadly consequences.
5"All Roads"Paulette RandallNathaniel Price24 December 2020 (2020-12-24)TBA
The fallout from the Worths' visit continues and Jack takes solace in an unexpected place.
6"Come to the Edge"Alice TroughtonRowan Joffé24 December 2020 (2020-12-24)TBA
Jack and Angela celebrate their long-awaited wedding. A split-second decision has fatal repercussions.

Production

Filming took place in Alberta from June to December 2016, with scenes mainly shot in the town of High River, Alberta, located just south of Calgary. [3] [19] [20]

Some of the towns in Alberta include Waterton and Dorothy.

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