The Field of Blood
Essential viewing this Bank Holiday Monday is Ö÷²¥´óÐã One drama, The Field of Blood - a dark and compelling crime thriller adapted from the best-selling novel by .
Written and directed by , the crime drama is set in 1982 and centres on would-be journalist Paddy Meehan (Jayd Johnson), a young copygirl working in a Glasgow newspaper office. Stuck in an almost exclusively male-dominated world of limited opportunities and cynicism, Paddy dreams of becoming an investigative journalist, believing that in miscarriages of justice, reporters are sometimes the only hope. She seizes an opportunity to kick-start her career and becomes embroiled in a dark murder case. For the ambitious Paddy, it's the opportunity of a lifetime, but it comes at a great personal cost.
Writer/director David Kane talks about his motivation and inspiration for revisiting the Glasgow of his younger days on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã press site.
Watch a preview clip from Episode 1 below:
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You can also watch interviews with the cast and follow a day in the life of author Denise Mina on The Field of Blood programme page.
The Field of Blood is on Ö÷²¥´óÐã One at 22.15 on Monday 29th August.
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