Dirty War (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Daniel Percival

Writers:

Lizzie Mickery (co-writer)
Daniel Percival (co-writer)

Release Date:

24 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

On a quiet street the men next door are going about their business. The business of nuclear terrorism.

Plot:

After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | London England | Firefighter | Terrorist Bombing | Radiation

Awards:

1 win

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 18

2:40 AM

HBO

Cast

Gavin Abbott	...	Bomb Incident Officer 2
Joanne Adams	...	Control Officer 1
Shamshad Akhtar	...	Falzah
Dean Ashton	...	RSM Officer
Paul Antony-Barber	...	Commander Paul Hardwick
Kameal Nisha Bisnauthsingh	...	Razla
Louise Breckon-Richards	...	DC Vicky Loman
Keir Charles	...	Press Officer
Josh Cole	...	Control Officer 2
Zoe Conway	...	TV Reporter - Liz Street
Joanna Croll	...	Female Doctor
Craig Crosbie	...	Radiation Expert
Fuman Dar	...	Mohammed Ibn Harrara
Louise Delamere	...	Liz Corrigan
Tony Dolan	...	Lead TSG Officer
Greg Donaldson	...	Fireman
Houda Echouafni	...	Fatima
Essam Edriss	...	Reconnaissance Man
William El Gardi	...	Abu Abassi (as William El-Gardi)
Tim Faraday	...	Chief Paramedic 2
Brendan Fleming	...	Cordon Police Officer
Alastair Galbraith	...	Murray Corrigan, Watch Commander (as Alistair Galbraith)
Sartaj Garewal	...	Bomb Incident Room Officer
George Georgiou	...	Usman Selcuk
Denis Gilmore	...	British Truck Driver (as Dennis Gilmore)
Darren Hawkes	...	Camera Operator
Rachael Hayden	...	Jen - Female Fire Officer
Philip Hayton	...	Anchor - News 24 (as Philip Heyton)
Dorian Healy	...	Harper
Darren Higham	...	Murray Fire Officer 3
David Horovitch	...	Lambert
Robert Horwell	...	Chief Paramedic 1
Amar Hussain	...	Imran Nazir
Raza Jaffrey	...	Rashid Dhar
Hosh Kane	...	Yousef Ghamidi
William Key	...	NRPB Specialist
Paul Maddaford	...	DC Phillips
Guy Masterson	...	Fire Commander
John McIntyre	...	TV Reporter - Hospital
Liam McKenna	...	Science Officer
Susie McKenna	...	Surveillance Officer 2
Jeff Mirza	...	Asian Landlord
Liam Noble	...	Entry Controller
James Puddephatt	...	Fire Marshall
Koel Purie	...	DC Sameena Habibullah
Sam Redford	...	Steve - Hyperventilating Fireman
Narinder Samra	...	Barber Asharf
Martin Savage	...	DS Mike Drummer
Helen Schlesinger	...	Nicola Painswick, Minister for London
Marc Small	...	Control Officer 3
Jonty Stephens	...	DI Lane
Ewan Stewart	...	Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Ives
Joe Tucker	...	DI Brook
John Vine	...	Chairman of Parliamentary Hearing
Deka Walmsley	...	Duty Sergeant
Morgan Walters	...	Police Officer - Bomb St
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Stone
Charlotte Green	...	Herself (Radio 4 newsreader) (voice) (uncredited)
Abdul Popoola	...	City worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Daniel Percival

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lizzie Mickery		co-writer
Daniel Percival		co-writer

Produced by
Luke Alkin	....	producer
Stephen Barrett	....	research producer
Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo	....	line producer
Liza Marshall	....	executive producer
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer (as David Thompson)
Paul Woolwich	....	executive producer: BBC Current Affairs

Original Music by
Joe Walker

Cinematography by
Graham Smith

Film Editing by
Melanie Oliver

Casting by
Lucy Bevan
Kahleen Crawford
Des Hamilton

Production Design by
Will Hughes-Jones

Art Direction by
Richard Bullock

Costume Design by
Lucinda Wright

Makeup Department
Laura Schiavo	....	makeup artist
Catherine Scoble	....	makeup designer
Leda Shawyer	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Richard Hill	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Coop	....	additional third assistant director
Kelly Dennis	....	third assistant director
Beth Elliott	....	second second assistant director
Mark Goddard	....	first assistant director
Nic Jeune	....	first assistant director: second unit
Paul Morris	....	second assistant director
Christian Rigg	....	additional third assistant director
Alex Streeter	....	additional third assistant director

Art Department
Kyvan Ali-Mardani	....	dressing props
Mario Bueno	....	property master
Cathy Cosgrove	....	production buyer
Emily Daines	....	art department assistant
Douglas Ingram	....	storyboard artist
Gary Martin	....	dressing props
Shaun Mitcheson	....	stand-by art director
Adrian Platt	....	stand-by props
Graham Ward	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Tom Barrow	....	sound assistant
Max Bygrave	....	sound effects editor
Graham Day	....	sound assistant
Steve Finn	....	boom operator
Tim Fraser	....	sound recordist
Jamie Gambell	....	additional boom operator
Paul Hamblin	....	dubbing mixer
Simon Hayter	....	additional sound recordist
Tim Owens	....	dialogue editor
Becki Ponting	....	adr editor
William Towers	....	sound maintenance (as Will Towers)
Rowena Wilkinson	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Tony Auger	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Andy Bradford	....	stunt coordinator (as Andrew Bradford)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Bishop	....	camera trainee
Edward Bishop	....	camera trainee
Kerry Brown	....	still photographer
Sue Cane	....	focus puller
Vincent Carroll	....	electrician
Tom Craig	....	still photographer
David Genge	....	electrician
Nick Green	....	gaffer
Nick Vernon	....	clapper loader
Darren Vincent	....	camera trainee

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joanne Hayes	....	wardrobe assistant
Elizabeth Wilson	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Chris Beeton	....	colorist
Gerald Morris	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Biola Bankole	....	assistant accountant
Stephen Barrett	....	research producer
Naomi Bradford	....	researcher
Mhairi Brennan	....	production coordinator
Kirstie Edgar	....	script supervisor
Syd Ezrouki	....	location assistant
Mark Kinsella	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Mark Kinsella	....	production secretary
Susy Liddell	....	head of production
Kevin McSweeney	....	production accountant
Jenny McVeigh	....	researcher
Elizabeth Pavitt	....	production runner
Mona Qureshi	....	script editor
Alex Small	....	floor runner
Matthew Wortman	....	location manager

Production Companies

• BBC Films (in association with)
• HBO Films (in association with)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• The Mill

Other Companies

• Casting Collective  extras casting

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:91 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Pretty good for a "made for TV" flick

This is a pretty good made for TV flick of the 'what if' variety. As in, what if terrorists exploded a 'dirty bomb' in a big city, in this case, London. Lots of poking at folks that say 'we're all set in the event of an emergency' that then reveal that they're not exactly telling the full story. And is anyone prepared for something like this? You can bet not. This shows the material for the bombs being smuggled into the country, the making of the bombs, the secrecy and double lives that the people behind it lead, etc. It also shows public servants (i.e., firemen) giving their all to save people when they aren't getting any help, when the government doesn't want to send anyone else into the affected area. Also shows how woefully inadequate 'preparations' are for any such occurrence, as the government talks everything up but then stands there with their mouths hanging open as the tragedy unfolds. And could this happen right here in the good old USA? Well, unless you've been living in caves for the past 20 years something already has, to an extent, and don't bet that anyone would be prepared for something of this nature. This is fairly realistic and yes, even scary. Well worth seeing but just hope nothing like this ever really happens. 8 out of 10.