Madson (TV series)
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Madson is a British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 17 April 1996, that ran for a total of six episodes on BBC1.[1] The series starred Ian McShane as the title character who, sentenced on forged evidence to life imprisonment, gains a law degree in prison and overturns his conviction. Suddenly freed again after eight years inside, he uses his contacts to secure a position as an outdoor clerk with a top firm of City Solicitors.
Madson | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Written by | Ian Kennedy Martin Colin Shindler |
Directed by | Rob Walker |
Starring | Ian McShane Joanna Kanska Matthew Marsh Charles Gray Thomas Craig Shirley Anne Field Andrew Burt Jonathan Coy |
Composer | Denis King |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Chris Parr |
Producers | Ian McShane Colin Shindler |
Cinematography | Peter Chapman |
Editor | Anthony Combes |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | McShane Productions |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 17 April (1996-04-17) ā 22 May 1996 (1996-05-22) |
The series was produced by McShane's own production company, and was produced by McShane himself, under the guidance of executive producer Chris Parr. The series co-starred Joanna Kanska, Jayne Ashbourne, Matthew Marsh and Charles Gray.[2] Each episode shows the inefficiencies of the law, solves a new crime or helps those whom the law has neglected. Filming on the series took place in West London between 23 August and 29 November 1995.[3] Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.