Final Demand (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Tom Vaughan

Writer:

Deborah Moggach (writer)

Release Date:

20 April 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Cast

Tamzin Outhwaite	...	Natalie Taylor
Liam Cunningham	...	David Milner
Hazel Ellerby	...	Sandra Milner
Demelza Randall	...	Chloe Milner
Simon Pegg	...	Colin Taylor
Dorian Healy	...	Phillip Tomlinson
Matthew Chambers	...	Kieran Turner
Archie Panjabi	...	Farida
Tabitha Wady	...	Annie
Harriet Thorpe	...	Mrs. Roe
Steph Bramwell	...	Colin's Mum
Jean Warren	...	Natalie's Mum
Abhin Galeya	...	Bashir
Elizabeth Marmur	...	Phillip's PA
Helen Goldwyn	...	Melanie Tomlinson
Stephen Da Costa	...	Ian Toole
Nicholas Hewetson	...	Alan Tring
William Bateman	...	NT Security Guard
Toby Vaughan	...	Boy
Paul Viragh	...	Mechanic
Preben Warren	...	Rod
Stanley Page	...	Paddy
Clare Corbett	...	Selena
Andrew Leonard	...	Tim
Samantha Robinson	...	Lucy
Devon Black	...	Siobhan
Charlotte Purton	...	Coat Check Girl
Elaine Coxall	...	Woman in waiting area
Liam Noble	...	Pub Delivery Man
Goran Kostic	...	Cheddar
John Victor Garrison	...	Himself
Mat Parker	...	Himself (as Budapest)
Chris Pemberton	...	Himself (as Budapest)
Paul Possart	...	Himself (as Budapest)
Adrian Kelley	...	Himself (as Budapest)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nigel Betts	...	Dezza
Mark Brighton	...	Otis (as Mark A. Brighton)
Prue Clarke	...	Magistrate
Desiree Densiti	...	Businesswoman
Mali Harries	...	Corinne
Lisa Kay	...	Heather
Meera Kumar	...	Clerk of the Court
Justin Pierre	...	Oz
Jemma Powell	...	Young girl
Nicola Redmond
Shaughan Seymour	...	Mr. Payne
John Warnaby	...	Mr. Wigton
Sarah Woodward	...	DS Brown

Directed by
Tom Vaughan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Deborah Moggach		writer

Produced by
Kate Harwood	....	executive producer
Matthew Patnick	....	associate producer
Joy Spink	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Hinton Stewart

Cinematography by
Peter Greenhalgh

Film Editing by
Chris Ridsdale

Casting by
Kate Rhodes James

Production Design by
Simon Elliott

Costume Design by
Ralph Holes

Makeup Department
Sharon Martin	....	makeup designer
Kate Thompson	....	makeup artist (as Kate J. Thompson)
Sarah Trusler	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Tim Maw	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Bunce	....	third assistant director
Dominic Fysh	....	first assistant director
Fletcher Rodley	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Suzanne Austin	....	stand-by art director
Paul Carter	....	dressing props
Peter Hallam	....	property master

Sound Department
Stephen Griffiths	....	dubbing editor
Stuart Hilliker	....	dubbing mixer
Ian Wilkinson	....	dubbing editor
Rowena Wilkinson	....	foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Howard	....	clapper loader
Steve Murray	....	camera operator
Barney Piercy	....	first assistant camera
Barney Piercy	....	focus puller

Casting Department
Stephen Moore	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
P.J. Harling	....	assistant editor
Kevin Horsewood	....	telecine colorist

Other crew
Richard Dobbs	....	production secretary
Howard Kingston	....	production executive
Mitchell Mcgee	....	head of security
Lisa Osborne	....	script editor
Katherine Tibbetts	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Other Companies

• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Runtime:

UK:175 min (2 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Seen both parts now

Can anyone tell me why TV Listings in a newspaper never say that a movie is in two parts? Do they want to sabotage a competing medium that much? As a result, I ended up viewing only the first part of Final Demand without seeing the second episode. Despite that, I entered a good review based on half the job. Now, I've seen both parts, thanks to knowing this movie comes in two parts. I'll stick with my original impression and add a few more comments.

As with most European movies, the writing is tighter than in North America. With 4 hours to work with, the character development is better. here are several pathological character types portrayed, such as the amoral twenties-something, the shy, fat girl, the horny philandering Head of Personnel, the pushy mother, the alcoholic father who can't communicate, etc.

A few quibbles with the writing. Why Natalie isn't caught sooner by a sharp auditor checking the telephone charges is something beyond my understanding of the business world. Probably the British Society of Chartered Accountants should sue? As for the photography, I've drive the road from Bristol to London and it's never been as empty as shown in this movie.

This was my first time to see Tanzim Outhwaite in a drama. This actress is one of the coldest, most sinister and manipulative movie bitches I've ever seen. You just know the bitch is putting on Liam Cunningham when she offers sweetly to turn herself in. Hopefully, more of her craft will be shown on this side of the Atlantic.