Stephen is a 2021 British limited crime drama TV series. It is the sequel to the 1999 TV film The Murder of Stephen Lawrence. It stars Steve Coogan, Sharlene Whyte and Hugh Quarshie. It was written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Joe Cottrell-Boyce and directed by Alrick Riley. The series was produced for ITV by HTM Television, a joint venture between Hat Trick Productions and the producer Jed Mercurio.[1][2][3][4]
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Genre | Crime drama |
Based on | In Pursuit of the Truth by DCI Clive Driscoll |
Written by | Frank Cottrell Boyce Joe Cottrell Boyce |
Directed by | Alrick Riley |
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Composer | Segun Akinola |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
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Executive producers | Frank Cottrell Boyce Joe Cottrell Boyce Paul Greengrass Jed Mercurio Jimmy Mulville Mark Redhead |
Producer | Madonna Baptiste |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | HTM Television |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 30 August (2021-08-30) – 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) |
Based on the true story of the 1993 murder of Black British teenager Stephen Lawrence, the series adapts In Pursuit of the Truth by DCI Clive Driscoll,.[5][6][7] It follows Lawrence's family's fight for justice, and the police investigation which finally led to the convictions of two of his killers in 2012.
All episodes were made available on ITV Hub as a boxset on 30 August 2021.[8]
No. | Title[8] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions)[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Alrick Riley | Frank Cottrell Boyce | 30 August 2021 (2021-08-30) | 2.30[9] |
2 | "Episode 2" | Alrick Riley | Joe Cottrell Boyce | 6 September 2021 (2021-09-06) | 1.60[10] |
3 | "Episode 3" | Alrick Riley | Frank Cottrell Boyce Joe Cottrell Boyce | 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) | 1.54[11] |
The show was nominated under Limited Series, and Sharlene Whyte nominated in the Actor (Female) category, in the 2022 Royal Television Society Awards.[12]
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