''Trust'' is a British television

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, written by Richard McBrien and directed by David Drury, that was first broadcast on ITV on 4 May 1999. Originally broadcast in two parts, and also re-cut into three episodes for international broadcast, ''Trust'' stars

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as psychiatrist Michael Mitcham, who is accused of the murder of one of former patients, with whom he fathered a child. Meanwhile, his wife, Anne ( Caroline Goodall), a successful solicitor, begins an affair with Michael's best friend, Andrew (

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), who brings Michael's credibility into question during the trial for the crimes he is accused of. The film was broadcast on

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on 1 January 2007 as the first in a series of five British thrillers previously unbroadcast in the

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. The film was also released on DVD in

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in 2004, but this remains the only home video release to date. Notably, the DVD features audio dubbing in German, rather than subtitles.

Broadcast

The two parts of ''Trust'' attracted 8.24 and 7.76 million viewers respectively.

Reception

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'' gave the film a mixed review, writing: ''"The term 'psychological thriller' is often used when 'routine whodunnit' would have been quite sufficient, but ''Trust'' genuinely fits the bill. Director David Drury has piled on the warning signals and the emotional turbulence. The background music is an eerie, oppressive mix of lurid orchestral writing and technological effects. Michael and Anne's home is like a three-dimensional model of the killer's diseased brain, with the camera stalking the open-plan walkways to peer through its glass walls like a murderous voyeur. The closing sequence was a mordant parody of the shower scene in ''Psycho'', all panicky close-ups and shrieking violins."''

Cast

as Michael Mitcham * Caroline Goodall as Anne Travers *

as Andrew Pearce *

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as DI Jim Hinton * Caroline Strong as DS Sarah Miller *

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as Trevor Macer * Joseph Kpobie as Joshua Macer *

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as Dr. Ian Matthews *

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as Neil Davis * Robert Lang as Nathan Anderson *

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as Tara Reeves *

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as Beth Simpson *

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as Geoff Keens * Patrick Field as Vere * Abigail Thaw as Caroline *

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as Jenkins * Mark Umbers as Simon

References

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*{{IMDb title, id=0210369, title=Trust ITV television dramas 1999 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings 1990s British drama television series 1990s British crime television series 1990s British television miniseries Carlton Television Television series by ITV Studios English-language television shows