Empathy (2007) (TV)

Director:

David Richards

Writer:

Steve Lightfoot (writer)

Release Date:

4 August 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Cast

Simon Armstrong	...	Kennedy
Nick Bartlett	...	Lester Strick
Amber Beattie	...	Amy
Brian Cowan	...	Alan Turner
Amanda Douge	...	Sarah
Sally Edwards	...	Doctor Cairns
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes	...	Lisa Turner
Serena Harris	...	Woman at the Station
Cornelius Macarthy	...	PC Jarvis
Stephen Moyer	...	Jimmy Collins
Joan Oliver	...	Brief
Heather Peace	...	DS Jo Cavanagh
Peter Polycarpou	...	DCI Petrides
Gary Raymond	...	Walt
Paul Richards	...	Darren
Justin Salinger	...	Jack
Nicholas Sidi	...	Robert Evans
Tom Smith	...	Doctor Landry
Carol Starks	...	Gail Evans
Laila Vakil	...	Doctor Krishnan
Noel White	...	Dan
Phillippa Wilson	...	Maddy
Mark Womack	...	DI Will Benson

Runtime:

UK:90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Carnival Films

If you liked The Dead Zone or Afterlife then you'll like this too.

Fabulously well written and acted. I really hope that this is not just a one off. Stephen Moyer was convincing as Jimmy Collins and the premise was well constructed and executed.

If you were a fan of The Dead Zone or Afterlife then you'll certainly find this to your taste too. ...there are similarities between these shows and Empathy, but in my opinion the writing and acting are better in this show than either of the others.

This was a 1 1/2 hour drama which did seem to be setting up the outline for a new series, yet there is no further information available at the BBCs website about if or when it might continue. If this is to be the opener to a series then they may have made a serious mistake in not following on right away - it's always best to build on forward momentum than to try and regain an audience once the new season's schedule starts.

Please let the BBC continue this as a series. Saturday night TV might just become bearable again if they do.