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Shooting the Past (1999)

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Shooting the Past (1999)

Name: Shooting the Past
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-01-10

1
Seasons

3
Episodes

January 10, 1999
Release Date

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Plot.

A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.

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This TV Show Is About.

battle ·

library ·

developer ·

Miniseries

Cast & Crew.

Lindsay Duncan

Marilyn Truman

Timothy Spall

Oswald Bates

Liam Cunningham

Christopher Anderson

Billie Whitelaw

Veronica

Emilia Fox

Spig

Andy Serkis

Styeman

Arj Barker

Garnett

Stephen Poliakoff

Creator / Writer / Director

Blake Ritson

Nick

Jean Channon

Dinner Lady

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 10, 1999

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
3

Genres
Drama

Wiki.

Shooting the Past is a television drama by Stephen Poliakoff, produced by TalkBack Productions for BBC Two and first shown in 1999. It was TalkBack's first drama production, the company being mainly known for its television comedy work. Focused around a photographic library threatened by closure, and the lives of its eccentric staff, it featured Timothy Spall and Lindsay Duncan, was awarded Best Drama Series at the Royal Television Society Awards of the same year and received other international awards, including the Prix Italia.