Story of movie An Inspector Calls 2015 Tv Film :
An Inspector Calls is a 2015 British thriller television film written by Helen Edmundson, based on the J. B. Priestley play of the same name. It is directed by Aisling Walsh, produced by Howard Ella and stars David Thewlis as the titular character. The story is centred on a mysterious inspector, who investigates the socially ambitious Birling family and a dinner guest following the suicide of a young woman. The film was first broadcast on 13 September 2015 on BBC One.
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| Based on | An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley |
| Screenplay by | Helen Edmundson |
| Directed by | Aisling Walsh |
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| Composer(s) | Dominik Scherrer |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Cinematography | Martin Fuhrer |
| Editor(s) | Alex Mackie |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Distributor | BBC |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 13 September 2015 |
Screenplay
The film is set in 1912, and follows the events of a single evening on which the wealthy Birling family is holding a dinner party to celebrate the engagement of their daughter, Sheila. The festivities are then interrupted by a visit from what is taken to be a policeman, Inspector Goole, who is investigating the recent suicide of a local young woman. Goole’s interrogations of each member of the dinner party make it clear that all of them have contributed to the tragedy through individually unjust, selfish or exploitative behavior. The Inspector leaves the subdued group with a warning that human beings have shared responsibility for each other and that this lesson will soon be taught "in fire and blood and anguish" - an apparent reference to the outbreak of World War I two years later.
- David Thewlis as Inspector Goole
- Sophie Rundle as Eva Smith/Daisy Renton/Mrs Birling/Alice Grey
- Chloe Pirrie as Sheila Birling
- Finn Cole as Eric Birling
- Miranda Richardson as Sybil Birling
- Ken Stott as Arthur Birling
- Kyle Soller as Gerald Croft
- Lucy Chappell as Edna
- Flora Nicholson as Miss Francis
- Gary Davis as Alderman Meggarty
- Wanda Opalinska as Charity Lady
In February 2015, filming began in Saltaire, West Yorkshire. Although the exterior shots of the mill were filmed at Saltaire, the interior shots of the mill were filmed at Queen Street Mill on the outskirts of Burnley, Lancashire . A full sized office was built in the middle of the Weaving Shed for this production and was dismantled once filming was completed. A large number of scenes were also filmed at Scampston Hall, near Malton, and in the market town of Malton.
Like the 1954 version, this adaptation employs flashbacks to the events described (allowing some dialogue to be eliminated), as well as additional scenes showing more of the life and death of Eva, and the Inspector after he leaves the Birlings' home.
The majority of the action in this play takes place within the Birlings' home. For the 2015 production, the interior is that of the Dining Room at Scampston Hall.
The programme was watched by nearly 6 million viewers. Reviewing for the Daily Mail, Deborah Ross gave the programme four stars, writing that it "stands up, and even felt timely". For The Daily Telegraph, Anita Singh was generally positive, writing that the programme was "was as good an adaptation as it could be" and praising Helen Edmundson for her "decent job of expanding the drama".
The Guardian’s Sam Wollaston was positive in his review, writing that Priestley’s "play might be set over a hundred years ago, in 1912, but the messages and sentiments – about social responsibility and a shared humanity – remain important and relevant... An Inspector Calls, sensitively adapted here by Helen Edmundson, time-travels remarkably well: it translates into gripping 21st-century television".
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