The body of a tramp calling himself Billy Blake is found in the garage of the home of Amanda. Amanda is beautiful, but cold and aloof, desperate for the scoop is Mike Deacon, a talented journalist who knows no bounds. Along with the help of a homeless lad, Deacon tries to find out who the man was, and why he ended up dead in Amanda's garage.
I love the work of Minette Walters, and this is a fine example of her storytelling, it's dark, deep and complex, there is a true mystery which keeps the viewer gripped. Excellent production values, watching it almost twenty years on it hasn't dated.
The best thing about The Echo is the acting, first shout out to Joely Richardson, she makes Amanda deep and haunted, her performance is excellent, such a beautiful woman she is captivating. Clive Owen, fantastic also, handsome and charismatic, he was a strong lead. Kevin Knapman is great as Terry, he adds a bit of needed humour, I'm surprised he didn't go on to do a lot of TV drama, a very good performance.
The makeup team did a superb job at transforming Anton Lesser into the self mutilated Billy, as always he was tremendous.
An excellent drama, intriguing, hard hitting with excellent characters. 9/10
I love the work of Minette Walters, and this is a fine example of her storytelling, it's dark, deep and complex, there is a true mystery which keeps the viewer gripped. Excellent production values, watching it almost twenty years on it hasn't dated.
The best thing about The Echo is the acting, first shout out to Joely Richardson, she makes Amanda deep and haunted, her performance is excellent, such a beautiful woman she is captivating. Clive Owen, fantastic also, handsome and charismatic, he was a strong lead. Kevin Knapman is great as Terry, he adds a bit of needed humour, I'm surprised he didn't go on to do a lot of TV drama, a very good performance.
The makeup team did a superb job at transforming Anton Lesser into the self mutilated Billy, as always he was tremendous.
An excellent drama, intriguing, hard hitting with excellent characters. 9/10