该剧根据德国同名喜剧改编,讲述主角Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead 会在警方完成调查工作后清理现场。当他解决了令人毛骨耸然的现场后,善于交际的他与受害人的亲戚、雇主、邻居、熟人甚至凶手本人有所交集,所以对主角来说,这工作有时是听八卦多于清理。
Irritated by a dismissive use of the phrase "talking heads" to describe the most boring parts of the schedule, Alan Bennett set out to restore the monologue – which had become associated with music hall or stand-up comedy – to the heart of TV drama. Patricia Routledge as a dying office busybody in A Woman of No Importance (1982) was effectively a pilot for two later series of s...
BBC One及HBO合拍8集剧《杰克绅士 Gentleman Jack》(前名《Shibden Hall》)由Sally Wainwright负责,美方现定于美国时间4月22日首播,英方会较晚播出。
《杰克绅士》是根据现实人物Anne Lister所改篇,在1832年的Halifax,被当地人称为杰克绅士/ Gentleman Jack的Anne Lister(Suranne Jones饰)是个富有的地主,她亦是位日记作者﹑旅行家,并且自知及开放地以女同性恋身份生活的人,被称为”The first modern lesbian”。剧中将会描述她与家人﹑仆人﹑房客﹑商业对手,以及同性恋人Ann Walker之间的关系。
其余演员包括Sophie Rundle﹑Derek Riddell﹑Veronica Clifford﹑Sylvia Syms﹑Br...