''Reichenbach Falls'' is a 2007 British
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directed by
John McKay and starring
Alec Newman
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Newman was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father is Sa ...
,
Alastair Mackenzie
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Early life
He was born in Trinafour, near Perth, and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire.
Mackenzie left home at the age of 1 ...
and
Nina Sosanya
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Early life and education
Sosanya was born i ...
.
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/ref> The script was adapted by James Mavor from a short story by Ian Rankin
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Rankin was born in Cardenden, Fife. His father, James, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, Isobel, worked in a sch ...
.
Premise
In modern Edinburgh
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, DI Buchan investigates a hundred-year-old case.
Cast
* Alec Newman
Alec Newman (born 27 November 1974) is a Scottish actor best known for portraying Paul Atreides in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's ''Dune''.
Early life
Newman was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father is Sa ...
... Jim Buchan
* Alastair Mackenzie
Alastair Mackenzie (born 8 February 1970) is a Scottish actor from Perth.
Early life
He was born in Trinafour, near Perth, and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire.
Mackenzie left home at the age of 1 ...
... Jack Harvey
* Nina Sosanya
Oluwakemi Nina Sosanya (born 6 June 1969) is an English stage, television, film, radio actress and narrator. She is most notable for her roles in ''Teachers'', '' W1A'' and '' Last Tango in Halifax''.
Early life and education
Sosanya was born i ...
... Sinead Burns
* Laura Fraser
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... Clara
* John Sessions
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... Professor Bell
* Richard Wilson ... Arthur Conan Doyle
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* The Monkey ... Himself
* Tom McGovern ... Gerry
* Greg Powrie ... Tour Guide
* David Robertson ... Newsreader
* Kirsty Wark
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Starting on Radio Scotland, where she became a producer, Wark switched to television, presenting The Late Show and Newsnig ...
... Herself
* Cora Bisset ... Publicist
See also
*Reichenbach Falls
The Reichenbach Falls (german: Reichenbachfälle) are a waterfall cascade of seven steps on the stream called Rychenbach in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. They drop over a total height of about . At , the upper falls, known as t ...
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