Litvinenko

TV Mini Series
2022
TV-14
47m

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7.3/10

3.1K

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The story of the determined Scotland Yard Officers who worked to prove who was responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko, in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.

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Determined detectives work to prove who was responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko, in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Poli... Read allDetermined detectives work to prove who was responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko, in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.Determined detectives work to prove who was responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko, in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

3.1K

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Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations

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Trivia
The lead initial detective inspector Brent Hyatt appears to be described in many reviews of this programme as a fictional character, in actual fact he is indeed a real policeman having been previously involved, amongst other cases, in the Serious Crime Units work on high profile so-called Honour Killings such as the case of Iraqi Kurd London student Heshu Yones in 2002/2003. This trial was also a landmark in UK legal history.

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The programme title in the title sequence and advert break bumpers was written with a Cyrillic mirror-image "N" (actually equivalent to "I" in the Latin alphabet) for the first "N" in the name, as a reference to Alexander Litvinenko being Russian.

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Followed by Litvinenko - The Mayfair Poisoning (2022)

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10/10

Brilliant!!!

While this is a sad story and a tough subject to approach, the entire cast did a superb job. I cannot think of better actors to have done this project justice. Well done!

While for me, the 4 part mini series went quickly due to understanding the nature of the politics involved. You could see that the overall cast and most likely crew were very devoted to getting the story told properly.

Definitely award worthy as this is so poignant today. After listening to Marina speak of the struggles to get this series made and her take on it, I'm so glad it was not glammed up or changed to be "hollywood-ish".