Episode 1

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Duration: 1 hour

Adaptation of Denise Mina's thrilling novel set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan battles prejudices to get to the truth. As she inches closer to revealing the truth her investigations place her in mortal danger.

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Mon 29 Aug 2011 22:45 BBC One Northern Ireland only

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  • Behind The Scenes

    Behind The Scenes

    Author Denise Mina and lead actress Jayd Johnson tell us more about the story and the characters in The Field of Blood.

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  • Headlines - Episode 1

    It’s 1982 and Glasgow is shocked by the horrific murder of two year old Brian Wilcox. Paddy Meehan, copy boy at the Glasgow Daily News, the city’s largest broadsheet, is fascinated by the story and waits, along with the rest of the city, for the inevitable arrest of a murderer.

    When ambitious young Paddy finds out that her ten year old cousin has been charged with the crime she faces a stark choice between the two defining elements in her life. On one side her job at the paper and dreams of becoming a journalist; on the other her tight knit Catholic family who want her to stop all this career nonsense and settle down to a quiet life with her fiancée.

  • David Kane: Casting and setting on the Field of Blood

    David Kane: Casting and setting on the Field of Blood

    Find out how director David Kane put together the perfect cast and setting for his screen adaptation of The Field of Blood.

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Credits

Paddy Meehan
Jayd Johnson
Terry Hewitt
Jonas Armstrong
Heather Allen
Alana Hood
George McVie
Ford Kiernan
Dr Pete
Peter Capaldi
Murray Devlin
David Morrissey
Sean
Kevin Guthrie
Mary Ann Meehan
Kelsey Griffin
Trisha Meehan
Bronagh Gallagher
Con Meehan
Matt Costello
Danny Ogilvey
Stephen McCole
Henry Naismith
Gavin Mitchell
Callum Ogilvey
Robert Dickson
Caroline
Pauline King
Kevin McCorkhill
Tom Vernel
Father Richards
Brian Pettifer
Tracy Dempsie
Louise Goodall
Gina Wilcox
Helen McAlpine
Desk Sergeant
Barrie Hunter
Brian Wilcox
Alexander Stewart
Director
David Kane
Producer
Alan J Wands
Writer
David Kane

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