The Ice House (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Tim Fywell

Writers:

Lizzie Mickery (writer)
Minette Walters (novel)

Release Date:

26 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The peaceful, secluded, country hideaway of three diverse, lonely, supposedly lesbian, women is suddenly...

Plot Keywords:

Crime Investigation | Haunted By Past | Small Town | Missing Person | Corpse

Cast

Daniel Craig	...	D.S. Andy McLoughlin
Corin Redgrave	...	D.C.I. George Walsh
Kitty Aldridge	...	Anne Cattrell
Frances Barber	...	Diana Goode
Penny Downie	...	Phoebe Maybury
Dave Hill	...	Fred Phillips
Gerard Horan	...	D.S. Robinson
Ann Bell	...	Molly Phillips
Luke Garrett	...	P.C. Williams
Niven Boyd	...	Dr. Webster
Paul Jerrico	...	David Maybury (as Paul Jerricho)
Jack Galloway	...	Paddy Clarke
Belinda Sinclair	...	Eileen Clarke
Anthony May	...	Peter Barnes
Liam McKenna	...	Eddie Staines

Also Known As:

Im Eishaus (Germany) [de]
Iskällaren (Sweden) [sv]
Jääkellari (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]

Runtime:

172 min (2 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | UK:15 (VHS rating)

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Detective Sergeant Andy McLoughlin: You're an awful bloody liar Cattrell, you told me compassion was a frail thing. In your hands it is an offensive weapon.

A truly outstanding example of British mysteries

'The Ice House' is a truly remarkable venture, both in terms of plot and of characterization. As far as the slowly unfolding plot is concerned, the film is second to hardly any of the British (TV) mysteries of recent years such as Inspector Morse etc. The main characters are portrayed in a convincing yet cinematically appropriate way. Right from the very beginning the film psychologically probes the dark sides of human nature keeping the viewer in tight suspense right to the very end. Worth seeing !