Mind Games (2001 film)

2001 British television film

Mind Games

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Genre| Crime drama
Thriller
Created by| Lynda La Plante
Starring| Fiona Shaw
Finbar Lynch
Colin Salmon
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Crispin Bonham-Carter
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
Production
Executive producer| Peter Richardson
Producer| Liz Thorburn
Running time| 120 minutes (w/ advertisements)
Original release
Network| ITV
Release| 6 January 2001 (2001-01-06)

Mind Games was a one-off British crime drama broadcast on ITV 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]

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

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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

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* Fiona Shaw as DI Frances O'Neill
* Finbar Lynch as DCI Chris Medwynter
* Colin Salmon as DC Ricky Grover
* Chiwetel Ejiofor as Tyler Arnold
* Crispin Bonham-Carter as DC Terry Beale
* Ian Targett as DC Roger Ball
* Geoffrey Church as DC Matt Begg
* Tanya Ronder as DC Samantha Western
* Lisa Palfrey as DC Rebecca Longton

## Critical reception

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## References

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1. ^ "BARB - Broadcasters Audience Research Board". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
2. ^ "Mind Games [DVD] [2001]". Amazon UK. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

## External links

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* Mind Games at IMDb

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Television series created by Lynda La Plante

* Widows (1983–85)
* Prime Suspect (UK, 1991–2006)
* Civvies (1992)
* Framed (1992)
* Seekers (1993)
* Comics (1993)
* She’s Out (1995)
* The Governor (1995–96)
* Supply & Demand (1997–98)
* Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
* Killer Net (1998)
* Mind Games (2001)
* The Commander (2003–08)
* Above Suspicion (2009–12)
* Prime Suspect (US, 2011–12)
* Prime Suspect 1973 (2017)

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