Series synopsis
Thorne is a British crime drama television series that premiered on Sky One on October 10, 2010. It ended on November 14, 2010. It was created by David Morrissey, Mark Billingham. It stars David Morrissey, Eddie Marsan, Aidan Gillen and O-T Fagbenle.
Thorne is a television drama series which debuted on Sky1 in the UK on 10 October 2010. Based on Mark Billingham's novels, the six-episode serial stars David Morrissey in the title role of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne.
Part one, Sleepyhead, follows Thorne, who, while investigating a series of attacks on young women, is dragged back into the nightmares of his past as he races to find a killer.
Part two, Scaredycat, sees two women murdered within hours of one another near St Pancras station, b ...
Premise
Thorne is a television drama series which debuted on Sky1 in the UK on 10 October 2010. Based on Mark Billingham's novels, the six-episode serial stars David Morrissey in the title role of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne.
Part one, Sleepyhead, follows Thorne, who, while investigating a series of attacks on young women, is dragged back into the nightmares of his past as he races to find a killer.
Part two, Scaredycat, sees two women murdered within hours of one another near St Pancras station, but in different ways. When a connection is made with two other murders which occurred months before, but also on the same day, Thorne realises two serial killers may be in a macabre partnership.
Premise: For detective Tom Thorne, nothing is by the book.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Morrissey as DI Tom Thorne
- Eddie Marsan as Kevin Tughan
- Aidan Gillen as Phil Hendricks
- O-T Fagbenle as Dave Holland
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Ruth Brigstocke
- Jack Shepherd as Jim Thorne
Guest cast
- Natascha McElhone as Anne Coburn
- Joshua Close as Josh Ramsey
- Sara Gregory as Alison Willetts
- Trinity Barden as Anne-Marie Coburn
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Jeremy Bishop
- Georgia Tennant as Sophie Holland
- Aisling Loftus as Rachel Coburn
- Brian McCardie as Francis Calvert
- Siena Stapleton Brister as Lauren Calvert
- Niamh Marie Smith as Samantha Calvert
- Diveen Henry as Yvonne Kitson
- Phillip Browne as Bouncer
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | October 9, 2010 | November 14, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sleepyhead Part 1 Three women are found murdered, their killer having induced them into having strokes. A fourth is still alive, and may be able to identify her assailant, except she is unable to communicate as she has been left with locked-in syndrome. DI Tom Thorne concludes that it was the killer's intention to leave his victims incapacitated, not dead. |
October 10, 2010 |
| 2 |
Sleepyhead Part 2 Thorne is forced to conduct his investigation alone when Tughan dismisses his 'iocked-in' theory. He and Anne Coburn try to help Alison Willetts communicate. A woman who claims to have escaped the killer is attacked. |
October 17, 2010 |
| 3 |
Sleepyhead Part 3 Thorne confronts Phil Hendricks and accuses him of murdering the three girls fifteen years ago. |
October 24, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Sky One |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 10, 2010 |
| Last aired | November 14, 2010 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |