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  • Beneath the Skin (2005)
  • TV Movie | 180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Beneath the Skin (2005)
TV Movie | 180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A stalker tackles three women in London. First 23-year old likable schoolteacher Zoe Haratounian, who beats off a thief and gets declared a local heroine by the press, gets scary anonymous letters, but because she runs off from the police ...See moreA stalker tackles three women in London. First 23-year old likable schoolteacher Zoe Haratounian, who beats off a thief and gets declared a local heroine by the press, gets scary anonymous letters, but because she runs off from the police station when the desk officer cheerfully calls her 'our poster girl' to a colleague when recognizing her on a press cutting, it takes days before the police can even send over PC Andrew Stadden, a detective in training. She breaks up with her 'not sensitively supportive' hunky boyfriend, gardener Fred, who even gets investigated as a suspect and only has his soccer mates Maurice 'Moz' 'Hack' Burnside and Jase to fall back on. When she thinks it's over, she gets killed at home. Next Jennifer Hintlesham, who lives in affluence with her husband, businessman Dominic 'Dom', and their sons Josh (13) and Kristo (6), complete with nanny, believes the first letter suggesting Dom is unfaithful, as he once was years ago, then rips open her fingers on a razor blade in one of the life-threatening next ones, and once her family is ripped apart sees the stalker but is unable to put up a good fight. The stalker moves on to pet shop salesgirl Nadia Blake, a friend of his and, like him, of the Hintlesham boys. She soon gets the benefit of close protection from Stadden, who also becomes her lover, and forces him to let her in on the investigation which his female superior DCI Grace Shilling handles miserably... Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Sean French (novel) (as Nicci French) | Nicci Gerrard (novel) (as Nicci French) | Gwyneth Hughes (screenplay)
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Jul 3, 2005 (United Kingdom)

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33 cast members
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Stephanie Leonidas
Zoe Haratounian Zoe Haratounian   See fewer
Emma Fielding
Jennifer Hintlesham Jennifer Hintlesham   See fewer
Rebecca Palmer
Nadia Blake Nadia Blake   See fewer
Jamie Draven
PC Andrew Stadden PC Andrew Stadden   See fewer
Phyllis Logan
DCI Grace Shilling DCI Grace Shilling   See fewer
David Westhead
Dominic Hintlesham Dominic Hintlesham   See fewer
Daniel Mays
Moz Burnside Moz Burnside   See fewer
Emma Handy
Louisa Louisa   See fewer
Hugh Mitchell
Josh Hintlesham Josh Hintlesham   See fewer
Akbar Kurtha
Shakil Shakil   See fewer
Jordan El-Balawi
Christo Hintlesham (as Beans Balawi) Christo Hintlesham (as Beans Balawi)   See fewer
Jane Nash
DC Burnett DC Burnett   See fewer
Lynne Miller
Head Teacher Head Teacher   See fewer
Selina Giles
Gloria Gloria   See fewer
Carol Harvey
Sheena Sheena   See fewer
Morgan Walters
Station Officer Station Officer   See fewer
Tom Knight
Sebastian Sebastian   See fewer
Nayef Rashed
Stall Holder Stall Holder   See fewer
Leila Hoffman
Shopper Shopper   See fewer
Caroline Laskowska
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Natasya Rush
Elinor (as Nastasya Rush) Elinor (as Nastasya Rush)   See fewer
Chris Rogers
Newsreader Newsreader   See fewer
Liz Wickham
Newsreader Newsreader   See fewer
Mark Lewis
Det. Supt. Links Det. Supt. Links   See fewer
Daniel Sung
Despatch Rider Despatch Rider   See fewer
Michael Thompson
Passerby Driving Car (uncredited) Passerby Driving Car (uncredited)   See fewer
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