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Release Date:
March 19, 2006
Original Title:
The Best Man
Genres:
Drama | Romance | Thriller
Production Companies:
Touchpaper Television
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 120
After painter Michael 'Mike' Sheldrake's failed suicide attempt, house-mate and life-long best friend Peter Tremaine, an antiques shop owner, reminisces their common past, like Mike does in therapy. It started at the beach, when scrubby, scared Mikey became the dependent protégé of forceful Pete, both doted by Pete's dad, a wealthy lawyer. Afterwards Mike moves out to marry Kate. Pete accepts to be best man, but overdoes that, 'arranging' to get stuck in the honeymoon hotel he paid for. Drama from their boarding school childhood intertwines with tragedy for the mates, Kate and vindictive former police detective Miller.
Art Direction:
Stephen Campbell
Casting:
Sarah Bird
Costume Design:
John Lindlar
Dialogue Editor:
Christian Bass
Director:
Alex Pillai
Director of Photography:
David Higgs
Editor:
Jamie Trevill
Executive Producer:
Rob Pursey
Makeup Artist:
Deanne Turner
Christine Walmesley-Cotham
Original Music Composer:
Nicholas Hooper
Producer:
Hugh Warren
Production Design:
Mike Gunn
Set Decoration:
Judy Farr
Sound Mixer:
Tim Fraser
Writer:
Russell Lewis
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