The Dead Room (2018 film)

The Dead Room is a British supernatural drama television film broadcast on BBC Four on 24 December 2018 as a part of the BBC's Christmas festive programmes. The thirty-minute film, written and directed by Mark Gatiss, tells the tale of a long-running radio horror series of the same name and stars Simon Callow, Anjli Mohindra and Susan Penhaligon.[1]

The Dead Room
GenreDrama
Supernatural
Written byMark Gatiss
Directed byMark Gatiss
StarringSimon Callow
Anjli Mohindra
Susan Penhaligon
Joshua Oakes-Rogers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersBen Irving
Mark Gatiss
ProducerIsibeal Ballance
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCan Do Productions
Release
Original networkBBC Four
Original release24 December 2018 (2018-12-24)

Cast and characters

Production

The television film was announced by the channel editor for BBC Four, Cassian Harrison, at the Edinburgh TV Festival on 23 August 2018 alongside other commissions including "The Yorkshire Ripper", "You, Me and Eugenics" and the acquisition of the television series "The Plague".[4]

The film was shot at Maida Vale Studios.[5][1]

Broadcast

The film was broadcast on 24 December 2018 and was viewed by 0.991 million viewers.

References
  1. "BBC - The Dead Room - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. "BBC - Simon Callow - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "BBC - Anjli Mohindra - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "BBC - Cassian Harrison announces new BBC Four commissions at Edinburgh TV Festival - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. "BBC - Mark Gatiss - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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