Thursday the 12th


Thursday the 12th is a four-part British television crime drama series, written by Paula Milne and directed by Charles Beeson, that was due to be broadcast on ITV1 in 2000.
The series focuses on the Bannister family, whose lives are turned upside down when an unidentified body is found in the grounds of their estate. As an investigative TV reporter takes on the case, Marius Bannister, a wealthy dentist and politician, his wife Nina, their troubled adopted teenaged son Martin, and Nina's predatory sister Candice Hopper all come under suspicion.

Broadcast

The series was originally set to broadcast as two feature-length episodes, but due to local elections taking place on the day the first episode was due to be broadcast, 4 May 2000, the series was pulled from the schedules at the last minute, on the grounds that it may be in breach of rules on political bias. Although it was later rescheduled for broadcast in the winter of 2000/2001, the series was once again pushed back, and was set to premiere in June 2001, although due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak of 2001, the General Election due to take place in May was put back to 7 June, and the series was subsequently pulled from the schedules once more, and remains unbroadcast in the United Kingdom. The series was shown as part of a season showcasing Paula Milne's work at the BFI in London on 14 September 2012.
For international broadcast and release on DVD, the series was re-edited into four episodes, each focusing on the story of a single character. In the United States, the series premiered on Bravo on 4 June 2003. The series was also broadcast in Australia on UKTV. The series was released on Region 1 DVD on 25 September 2007.

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