"Touching Evil" (2004) TV series

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Paul Abbott

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

12 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Returning from a year-long psychological leave of absence after surviving an almost-fatal gun shut wound to the head...

Cast

Jeffrey Donovan	...	Detective David Creegan (12 episodes, 2004)
Vera Farmiga	...	Det. Susan Branca / ... (12 episodes, 2004)
Zach Grenier	...	Special Agent Hank Enright (12 episodes, 2004)
Brian Markinson	...	Agent Bernal / ... (12 episodes, 2004)
Kevin Durand	...	Agent Jay Swopes / ... (12 episodes, 2004)
Larissa Tewson	...	Samantha Creegan / ... (7 episodes, 2004)
Sydney Tewson	...	Lily Creegan / ... (7 episodes, 2004)
Leila Johnson	...	Holly Creegan / ... (7 episodes, 2004)
Bradley Cooper	...	OSC Agent Mark Rivers (6 episodes, 2004)
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Cyril Kemp (5 episodes, 2004)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Hungary:16

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Cheyenne Enterprises

Trivia:

Jeffrey Donovan (David Creegan) stayed awake for 48 hours straight in order to realistically portray insomnia for the episode "Y Me". Doing so nearly caused him to collapse while on set.

Quotes:

Hinks: I understand your anger and I respect it. When somebody dies on your watch it must feel like a personal failure.
Creegan: Naw, it's just business.

Movie Connections:

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Have no preconceived notions!

Reading through these comments on Touching Evil I have come to the conclusion that if you were expecting the show to be a carbon copy of the British original, you were sorely disappointed. HOWEVER, if you allowed the show to be it's own entity, you were instantly struck by how different from your average US TV drama it actually is.

First of all, the principal actor, Jeffrey Donovan, is no Robson Green (from the original BBC series). He is, however, a phenomenal Method actor in his own right and should be congratulated at nailing such a complex character so perfectly. Secondly, it should also be said that the persons responsible for all the negative commentary on this particular thread have never commented on the obvious quality and chemistry of the other cast members: an amazingly important thing in ANY show. And thirdly, none of the detractors have said that they bothered to see any other episodes besides the pilot. Pilots, as a rule, are always the roughest draft of any television program and should therefore be given the greatest leeway.

For those of you who are true fans, there is a website petition for giving this show a second season:

http://www.gopetition.com/online/4632.html

The sign up is privacy protected and the information is only used for the petition itself.

In summation, PLEASE have no preconceived notions that this is going to be the same as the BBC original. If you're that into the British version, I'm sure you can find the three episodes that were aired somewhere online on DVD.