Blackout (2012) ( Black out )

Blackout (2012) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Black out
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
175 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Tom Green

Written By:
Bill Gallagher

Actors:
Christopher Eccleston ..... Daniel Demoys (3 episodes, 2012)
Olivia Cooke ..... Meg Demoys (3 episodes, 2012)
Dervla Kirwan ..... Alex Demoys (3 episodes, 2012)
Lyndsey Marshal ..... Lucy Demoys / ... (3 episodes, 2012)
Branka Katic ..... Donna (3 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Scott ..... Dalien Bevan (3 episodes, 2012)
Rebecca Callard ..... Ruth Pulis / ... (3 episodes, 2012)
Wunmi Mosaku ..... Millie Caswell (3 episodes, 2012)
Oliver Woollford ..... Luke Demoys (2 episodes, 2012)
Lorenzo Rodriguez ..... Charlie Demoys (2 episodes, 2012)
Karl Collins ..... Bo (2 episodes, 2012)
MyAnna Buring ..... Sylvie (2 episodes, 2012)
David Hayman ..... Henry Pulis (2 episodes, 2012)
Stuart McQuarrie ..... Eddie Dayton (2 episodes, 2012)
Ewen Bremner ..... Jerry Durrans (2 episodes, 2012)
Danny Sapani ..... Detective Griffin (2 episodes, 2012)

Synopsis:

Daniel Demoys is a mess. Once an idealistic local politician, he's now disillusioned, cynical and drinking so much he's having blackouts. When he wakes one morning with blood on his hands and realises he's beaten a man to within an inch of his life, Daniel's life is thrown into chaos. However, one impulsive act quickly turns him into a hero and it seems Daniel might just have been handed the perfect opportunity to repair the damage he has inflicted on his wife and family. But redemption isn't easy when he's still entangled in a complex web of secrets and lies. With his career, reputation and family on the line, can Daniel ever truly pay for his sins?

Season 1
Episode #1.1
S1, Ep1 Jul. 2, 2012
Alcoholic,corrupt councillor Daniel Demoys annoys wife Alex when he leaves a family gathering to pull off a dirty deal with builder Henry Pulis in an alley,having first had sex with club hostess Sylvie. Next day he wakes up covered in blood with no recall of the night's events and learns that Pulis has been killed. He approaches his sister,solicitor Lucy,for help and becomes a hero by disarming a gunman out to murder of one of her clients who has named drug pushers on his estate,getting injured in the process. Political fixer Jerry Durran suggests that,as a local hero...

Episode #1.2
S1, Ep2 Jul. 9, 2012
Now elected mayor Daniel determines to make reforms in the public interest,forming a workers' cooperative for council employees. Frank Watson,a drunk present at Daniel's row with Pulis,and the chief murder suspect, is found dead,an apparent suicide but Bevan is not convinced of his guilt. Alex is sent an envelope containing Pulis's wallet,forcing Daniel to admit everything. They suspect a conspiracy. Pulis's daughter Ruth tells Daniel she believes her father was involved in corrupt dealings,especially after the theft of his computer,as he was working with the Danto ...

Episode #1.3
S1, Ep3 Jul. 16, 2012
Jerry Durrans tells Daniel he knows his dark secret and it will be held against him and his family threatened unless he gives the public services tender to Danto,who financed his election campaign. Daniel tells a disappointed Ruth he is giving Danto the work,causing her to research into the night of his black-out. Fearing for their safety he sends Alex and the children away and breaks up with Sylvie. A meeting with the severely injured Bevan alerts Daniel to a conspiracy involving Durrans and another policeman,who tried to kill him when he stumbled upon it. ...

A council man becomes increasingly disillusioned over the years, but a heroic act gets him approval and becomes a front-runner for the mayor-ship of Manchester while trying to keep his own secrets buried.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 12 September, 2013.

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