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''Out of Control'' is a 2002 British
television film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
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Tamzin Outhwaite
Tamzin Maria Outhwaite (; born 5 November 1970) is an English actress, presenter and narrator. Since playing the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', she has starred in a number of theatre and television productions, includi ...
stars as Shelley Richards, an impoverished single mother whose son, Dean (
Danny Young), is involved in a string of crimes that lead to his incarceration in a
young offenders institute (YOI).
David Morrissey
David Mark Joseph Morrissey (born 21 June 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. Described by the British Film Institute as "one of the most versatile English actors of his generation", he is noted for the meticulous preparation and research h ...
plays
prison officer Mike, who tries to keep Dean out of trouble but has difficulty watching him all the time. After continuous bullying at the YOI, Dean is no longer able to cope and makes a fatal decision. ''Out of Control'' is the third in a loose trilogy of films by Savage about social deprivation, following ''Nice Girl'' (2000) and ''When I Was Twelve'' (2001).
[Rees, Jasper (13 September 2002).]
Winning tales of real life
, ''The Daily Telegraph'', Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
Production
''Out of Control'' was greenlit in April 2002 by BBC controller of drama commissioning
Jane Tranter
Jane Tranter (born 17 March 1963) is an English television executive who was the executive vice-president of programming and production at BBC Worldwide's Los Angeles base from 2009 until 2015. From 2006 to 2008, she was the BBC's controller of ...
, under the working title of ''The Young Offenders''. Savage carried out months of research into the crimes of the young boys and into the lifestyles of YOI inmates. David Morrissey shadowed prison officers at Lancaster Farms YOI for several weeks. ''Out of Control'' was filmed on location at Lancaster Farms.
[Rampton, James (30 September 2002).]
Tamzin Outhwaite: If the cap fits...
, ''The Independent'', Independent News and Media. Retrieved on 12 December 2008. Savage storyboarded the scripts but left it to the actors to improvise their dialogue, so that it did not "sound too articulate".
Broadcast
''Out of Control'' was broadcast on BBC One on 15 September 2002 as one of the lynchpins of the BBC's "Cracking Crime" day.
It received only 4.1 million viewers (21.9% audience share), a result of being scheduled opposite a new episode of
ITV's ''
Midsomer Murders''.
Reception
Critical reception was positive, particularly about Tamzin Outhwaite. Outhwaite previously starred in the BBC soap opera ''
EastEnders'', which made her "tabloid fodder". She was pleased with the enthusiastic reception that ''Out of Control'' got.
The drama won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the 2002
Edinburgh Film Festival and the Serials & Single Drama award at the 2002
Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards.
RTS Programme Awards 2002
, ''Royal Television Society website'', Royal Television Society. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
Cast
References
External links
''Out of Control''
at BBC Online
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