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The Lesser of Two Evils

The Lesser of Two Evils

2002TV Episode⏱️ 51mTV-14
ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller
⭐ 8.2
IMDB Rating
477 votes

Patrick McCann, the leader of an Irish splinter group, walks into a safe house armed with a grenade, and demands to speak to someone at MI5 about some crucial information he has on a Middle-Eastern terrorist group called Asabiyah.

Director
Andy Wilson
Writers
Howard Brenton, David Wolstencroft
Stars
Jenny Agutter, Heather Cave, Lorcan Cranitch
Release Date
June 17, 2002
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
πŸ’¬ 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter
as Tessa Phillips
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Heather Cave
as Maisie Simm
Lorcan Cranitch
Lorcan Cranitch
as Patrick McCann
Peter Firth
Peter Firth
as Harry Pearce
Henry Goodman
Henry Goodman
as DG
Esther Hall
Esther Hall
as Ellie Simm
Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes
as Zoe Reynolds
Matthew Macfadyen
Matthew Macfadyen
as Tom Quinn
Linda Marlowe
Linda Marlowe
as Madge
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Graeme Mearns
as Jed Kelley

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
London, England, UK
Production
Kudos Film and Television, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Television

🏷️ Keywords

mi5

🎯 Categories

ActionCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Nagging Mom and Annoying Kid
by Kamandi73 β€’ 2022-08-03
5/10

"The part of this episode that dealt with the IRA and the terrorism attack on the energy plant was great. The infighting about Patrick McCann and his killing of British agents was good stuff. Tessa got exposed as a corrupt agent, and that was good. The personal drama of the characters was boring. Unfortunately, too much time was once again spent of Tom's nagging girlfriend ("How can I trust you") and her moronically annoying kid. At the very end, Tom brings a bomb into his house, because he does not do any minimal checking of a laptop he got from a terrorist (McCann). So the bom..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The shots in the briefing room of Thames House in episode 6 used an angle never before used there, this was because the set was already partially pulled down when episode 6 was being filmed. The college where they were filming was condemned and due to be pulled down almost as soon as the crew left. For the second series the Grid was reconstructed at Pinewood Studios.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Patrick McCann, the leader of an Irish splinter group, walks into a safe house armed with a grenade, and demands to speak to someone at MI5 about some crucial information he has on a Middle-Eastern terrorist group called Asabiyah.