23 May 2006
Desperation
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Real Men
A powerful and disturbing two-part drama about sexual manipulation, the loss of innocence and betrayal of trust, starring Ben Daniels. A policeman's determination to solve the three-year-old case of an abducted schoolboy leads him to uncover a web of systematic abuse that is threatening to destroy the lives of vulnerable children
Top Billed Cast
Ben Daniels DI Matthew Fenton
Charles Dale DS Barry Grimes
Ewan Stewart Alistair Jackson
Zoe Telford Christina Leith
Christine Tremarco DS Paula Savage
Caroline Catz Liz Fenton
Harry Eden Russell Wade
Stephen Lord Alex Collins
Jill Baker Julie Ferguson
Matthew Marsh DCI Norton
Nicola Cowper Deborah Wade
Amanda Ryan Greta Banham
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