Trust (1999 film)

Trust is a British television crime drama, written by Richard McBrien and directed by David Drury, that was first broadcast on ITV on 4 May 1999.[1] Originally broadcast in two parts,[2] and also re-cut into three episodes for international broadcast,[3] Trust stars Mark Strong as psychiatrist Michael Mitcham, who is accused of the murder of one of former patients, with whom he fathered a child.[1] Meanwhile, his wife, Anne (Caroline Goodall), a successful solicitor, begins an affair with Michael's best friend, Andrew (Nathaniel Parker), who brings Michael's credibility into question during the trial for the crimes he is accused of.[1]

Trust
GenreCrime drama
Written byRichard McBrien
Directed byDavid Drury
Starring
ComposerRobert Lockhart
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producerJill Green
ProducerJulia Stannard
CinematographyPeter Middleton
EditorIan Farr
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
  • Greenlit Productions
  • Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment
DistributorCarlton Television
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9
Audio formatStereo
Original release4 May (1999-05-04) –
5 May 1999 (1999-05-05)

The film was broadcast on BBC America on 1 January 2007 as the first in a series of five British thrillers previously unbroadcast in the United States.[4] The film was also released on DVD in Germany in 2004, but this remains the only home video release to date. Notably, the DVD features audio dubbing in German, rather than subtitles.[5]

Broadcast

The two parts of Trust attracted 8.24 and 7.76 million viewers respectively.[6]

Reception

Adam Sweeting from The Guardian gave the film a mixed review, writing: "The term 'psychological thriller' is often used when 'routine whodunnit' would have been quite sufficient, but Trust genuinely fits the bill. Director David Drury has piled on the warning signals and the emotional turbulence. The background music is an eerie, oppressive mix of lurid orchestral writing and technological effects. Michael and Anne's home is like a three-dimensional model of the killer's diseased brain, with the camera stalking the open-plan walkways to peer through its glass walls like a murderous voyeur. The closing sequence was a mordant parody of the shower scene in Psycho, all panicky close-ups and shrieking violins."[7]

Cast

References
  1. "Trust". Nathaniel Parker Official Homepage. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Trust Part 1 (1999) - BFI". BFI. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. "Trust - Greenlit Productions Limited". All 3 Media. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. "REVIEW / Brainy thrillers, courtesy of the BBC, of course". SFGate. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "Trust [DVD]: Caroline Goodall, Mark Strong". Amazon. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. "BARB - Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  7. "High-fliers from hell". The Guardian. 5 May 1999. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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