''Heat of the Sun'' is a British television
crime drama
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series, created by
Russell Lewis
Russell Lewis (born 11 September 1963) is an English television writer and former actor. He is the writer of the ''Inspector Morse'' prequel '' Endeavour'' (2012–present), and the first two series of ''Grace'' (2021-2022).
Career
Lewis wa ...
and
Timothy Prager Timothy "Tim" Prager, is a British television and film writer.
A graduate of Dartmouth College in the United States and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he was an assistant director at the Old Vic Company under Timothy West. He wrote ...
, that first aired on
ITV
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ITV
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on 28 January 1998. Set in 1930s
Kenya
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, the series stars
Trevor Eve
Trevor John Eve (born 1 July 1951) is an English film and television actor. In 1979 he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series '' Shoestring'' and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in BBC telev ...
as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a
Scotland Yard
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criminal investigations officer who is sent to work in
Nairobi
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to reveal the underside of the expatriate community in Kenya, exploring murders against issue of race and class, drug use, and sexuality.
Susannah Harker
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stars as his romantic interest, Emma Fitzgerald, an aviator who is modelled on
Beryl Markham
Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a Kenyan aviator born in England (one of the first bush flying, bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop acros ...
. The series was a joint production between
Carlton Productions and WGBH Boston.
The series was shot on location in
Zimbabwe
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, with
Ted Childs
Ted Childs is a British television producer, screenwriter, and director.
Career
Childs commenced training as a programme director with ABC Weekend TV in 1962. He went on to produce and direct a wide variety of factual programmes and documentar ...
(Carlton) and
Rebecca Eaton
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In 2011, ...
(WGBH) acting as executive producers. Ann Tricklebank (Carlton) served as series producer. Russell Lewis penned the episodes ''Private Lives,'' and ''The Sport of Kings'', while fellow creator Timothy Prager penned the episode ''Hide in Plain Sight''.
Adrian Shergold
Adrian Shergold (born 24 March 1948 in Croydon, Surrey) is a British film and television director.
Selected filmography
*''Danielle Cable: Eyewitness'' (2003)
*''Dirty Filthy Love'' (2004)
*''Ahead of the Class'' (2005)
*''Pierrepoint (film), Pier ...
directed ''Private Lives'',
Diarmuid Lawrence
Diarmuid Seton Lawrence (15 October 1947 – 20 September 2019) was an English television director.
Born in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, Lawrence began his career in 1978 as a production assistant on the BBC television drama ''Pennies from Heaven ( ...
directed ''Hide in Plain Sight'', and
Paul Seed
Paul Seed (born 18 September 1947) is a British television director and former actor.
Born in Bideford in Devon, Seed began his career as an actor and appeared in numerous television series including ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly Softly: Taskforce'', '' S ...
directed ''The Sport of Kings''.
In the
United States
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, the series aired on the
PBS
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as part of their ''
Mystery!
''Mystery!'' (also written ''MYSTERY!'') is a television anthology series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS in the United States.
The series was created as a mystery, police and crime drama spin-off of the already established PBS show ''Masterpi ...
'' anthology strand. ''Hide in Plain Sight'' and ''The Sport of Kings'' were each split into two parts, bringing the US broadcast to five episodes in total. The complete series was released on Region 2 DVD in the
United Kingdom
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on 6 July 2009.
Cast
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Trevor Eve
Trevor John Eve (born 1 July 1951) is an English film and television actor. In 1979 he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series '' Shoestring'' and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in BBC telev ...
as Supt. Albert Tyburn
*
Susannah Harker
Susannah Harker (born 26 April 1965) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. She was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in 1990 for her role as Mattie Storin in ''House of Cards''. She played Jane Bennet in the 1995 TV adaptation of ''Pr ...
as Emma Fitzgerald
*
Michael Byrne as Police Comm. Ronald Burkitt
*
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt (born 20 July 1967) is an English actor, best known for playing Dr "Mac" Macartney in the comedy television series ''Green Wing'' (2004–2006).
Early life
Rhind-Tutt was born in West Drayton, Middlesex, the youngest o ...
as Asst. Supt. James Valentine
* Freddie Annobil-Dodoo as Cpl. Jonah Karinde
*
David Horovitch
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...
as Dr. Emil Mueller
*
Sean Gallagher as Chico de Ville
* Shaheen Jassat as Sub Inspector Singh
*
Cathryn Harrison
Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison (25 May 1959 – 1 October 2018) was an English actress.
Early life
Harrison was the daughter of the actor and singer Noel Harrison and Sara Lee Eberts and the granddaughter of actor Sir Rex Harrison.
Career
Har ...
as Charlotte Elliott
*
Paul Brooke
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as Sir Rex Willoughby
Episodes
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heat of the Sun
1990s British drama television series
1998 British television series debuts
1998 British television series endings
1990s British crime television series
1990s British television miniseries
English-language television shows
ITV television dramas
Carlton Television
Television series by ITV Studios