Butterfly Collectors (ITV 1999, Pete Postlethwaite, Jamie Draven)

Psychological thriller serial. Detective Inspector John McKeown becomes involved in the life of one of the chief suspects in a murder case, a 17 year old called Dex, who is bringing up his siblings alone.

production details
UK | ITV – Granada | 2×90 minutes |Broadcast April 19-20 1999 Monday and Tuesday 9.00pm

Writer: Paul Abbott
Music: Philip Appleby, Jocelyn Pook
Costume: Nic Ede
Design: Adrian Smith
Executive Producers: Susan Hogg, Simon Lewis
Producer: Hilary Bevan Jones
Director: Jean Stewart

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cast
PETE POSTLETHWAITE as D.I. John McKeown
JAMIE DRAVEN as Dex Lister
RACHEL DAVIES as Rachel Garrat
ALISON NEWMAN as Sandra Stephens
JULIE GRAHAM as D.S. Slater
CRISSY ROCK as Maureen
THOMAS ASTON as Mark Lister
RUTH HARROP as Sally Lister
STUART McQUARRIE as Frank Faulkner
EMMA CATHERWOOD as Julie

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