Mind Games (2001 film)

Mind Games was a one-off British crime drama broadcast on ITV1 on 6 January 2001, starring Fiona Shaw as the protagonist, Frances O'Neill, a former nun turned criminal profiler who is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle-aged women. Written by Lynda La Plante and directed by Richard Standeven, the film gathered 6.91m viewers.[1]

Mind Games
DVD cover
GenreCrime drama
Thriller
Created byLynda La Plante
StarringFiona Shaw
Finbar Lynch
Colin Salmon
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Crispin Bonham-Carter
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)Peter Richardson
Producer(s)Liz Thorburn
Running time120 mins. (w/advertisements)
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9
Original release6 January 2001

The DVD of the film was released on 23 July 2007.[2] In the United States, the film aired on PBS during the Lynda La Plante season, which also included broadcasts of Prime Suspect, Trial & Retribution and Supply & Demand.

Plot

A serial killer is at large, committing a series of horrific murders. Frances O'Neill (Fiona Shaw) draws on her training as a profiler and her strong religious background to try to get inside the killer's mind and track him down before he is able to strike again.

Cast

Critical reception

References
  1. "BARB - Broadcasters Audience Research Board". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. "Mind Games [DVD] [2001]". Retrieved 9 May 2016.


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