Written in Blood was our first feature film. Shot in 1999, the film has sold all over the world and still occassionally pops up on SKY.
"WHAT A DEBUT....
TENSE AND CHILLING STUFF"
"5/5" Jason Jones - The Horror Channel
The final weeks of the year 1999. Best selling author Martin Harris, his success torn by personal tragedy and haunted by unquiet spirits, finds his latest novel, DRIVEN, coming to life in bizarre and frightening ways. A series of murders paralleling the events in his imaginary story grips London. He is a suspect and is at odds with the Police; his only supporter is his one-time girlfriend Caroline, a psychiatrist.
Concerned about the state of Martin’s mental health, Caroline defends him from his pursuers even as she herself begins to suspect he might be unbalanced enough to be guilty. Events begin to conspire to throw him into personal and official troubles on an ever-increasing spiral of tragedy.
A series of prominent figures representing the virtues that keep society stable are being eliminated; Innocence, kindness, security, faith, charity and hope. Martin maintains it is a repeat of a similar series of murders that took place one hundred years before; a series that was never completed and one he fears may this time doom our future.
As events plunge ever deeper into mystery, murder and suspicion, Martin and Caroline must seek out the final resting place of a long-dead serial killer whose spirit haunts the present, and whose demonic plan will drive the world into chaos and death. Together they will learn that they hold the key to the final virtue which will complete this fiendish pattern and bring turmoil to the world. They must defeat him before the chimes of midnight herald the end of both the millennium and their chances of redemption.
GRANT MASTERS SHARON SMALL FRANCIS MAGEE GARY BEADLE NIGEL PEGRAM
PATRICK ROBINSON DOUG BRADLEY BEN SHOCKLEY JONATHAN KYDD PAUL COPLEY
Screenplay RICHARD CANTILLON & SIMON COX Production Designer VINCE RAJ
Director of Photography GORDON HICKIE Editor ANDI SLOSS Music DAVE COOKE
Executive Producer NOEL CRONIN Producers SIMON COX & NICK HUGHES
Directed by SIMON COX
Sharon Small
SHARON SMALLplays CAROLINE HALL, Martin’s one-time girlfriend and psychiatrist. She is his only hope for survival and ultimately holds the final key that can save mankind. Scottish born SHARON has a very diverse range and her TV and film credits include: Linda in the BAFTA winning NO CHILD OF MINE, The lead in BUMPING THE ODDS and the lead in the forthcoming feature film, BITE. SHARON was recently seen in SUNBURN, THE INSPECTOR LINLEY MYSTERIES and MISTRESSES on BBC1. She also played along side Huge Grant in ABOUT A BOY.
Grant Masters
GRANT MASTERS plays MARTIN HARRIS, a top horror author who’s merciless novels cause uproar across the globe. Finding MARTIN’S internal torture was a challenge which attracted GRANT to the script. ‘The whole shooting experience was like a fantastic blur’ comments GRANT on the demanding script and painstaking schedule. GRANT’S other credits include: The Chief in THIEF TAKERS, One of the leads in and Dennis Potters, COLD LAZEROUS and a regular in THE BILL andCASUALTY.
Francis Magee
FRANCIS MAGEEplays the evil DR. McRAYER. A Victorian serial Killer who comes back from the dead to fulfill a pact he made with the devil one hundred years before. FRANCIS trained at The Poor School in London and went on to become a regular in EASTENDERS as the tough and troublesome LIAM TYLOR. Since then FRANCIS has done a string of British feature films including: THE HURTING, STILL CRAZY, UNDERTAKER’S PARADISE and recently ANGELA’S ASHES. His TV credits include A TOUCH OF FROST, ROUGHNECKS, HEARTBEAT and THIEFTAKERS.
Gary Beadle
GARY BEADLE plays tough East End cop PHILL HATTON, a man who must come to terms with the fact that supernatural forces are at work. WRITTEN IN BLOOD was an interesting departure into horror for him. His TV credits include: ABSOLUTLY FABULOUS, a regularin the COMIC STRIP films, PLAYING AWAY and ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS. GARY however did have the cast and crew doubled up with laughter as the funnies flew fast and thick. Gary recently played Paul Truman in EASTENDERS.
Patrick Robinson
PATRICK ROBINSON plays super cool Rock & Roll star, TONY TORRANCE. Patrick recorded three songs for his part and performed them to a live audience at The Kings Head theater in Sevenoaks. ‘The reaction from the crowd was incredible, I felt like a real pop star’. Comments PATRICK . A far cry away from playing ASH in CASUALTY. Patrick is currently seen in adverts for THOMAS COOK and BBC 1’s WICKED WOMEN.
Paul Copley
PAUL COPLEYplays Dr. BRIAN CHAPPEL. Veteran actor Paul lent himself to WRITTEN IN BLOOD after director Simon pleaded with him to play the part. Paul agreed provided they shoot around his grueling schedule as he was starring on stage in the West End. ‘We had him for two hours at a time’, comments Simon, ‘and had to work like lightning, but Paul was fantastic and really supportive considering the budget restraints and how tired he was’. PAUL’S film credits include: REMAINS OF THE DAY, JUDE, ZULU DAWN and A BRIDGE TOO FAR and THE LAKES on BBC 1.
Doug Bradley
DOUG BRADLEY play ERIC MYERS, The Chief of Police. Star of the chilling HELLRAISER movies, DOUG was pleased to lend himself to WRITTEN IN BLOOD and for once as a good guy. A big fan of horror, DOUG had no problem with being hung from a stair rail with his throat slit - A true professional. His TV and film credits include: HELLRAISER 1&2, JIM’S GIFT, KABEL and THE BIG GAME.
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