the series with David Tennant based on a true story?

the series with David Tennant based on a true story

MYSTERY KENDRICK. Aired on TF1 on December 16, 2021, the series The Kendrick mystery is inspired by several criminal cases.

[Mis à jour le 16 décembre 2021 à 20h45] The Kendrick Mystery is a detective series that could remind viewers of echoes with real news items. Screenwriter Daisy Coulam revealed during a question-and-answer session that although she was not inspired by a specific criminal case, she nevertheless remained inspired by “true crime” documentaries, in particular “The Staircase”. The writer Michael Peterson, convicted of the murder of his wife in 2003, notably inspired the ambiguity of the protagonist played by David Tennant. The investigation which led to the imprisonment of Michael Peterson also inspired the series broadcast on TF1. After spending several years in prison and following investigations and trials, he was released on February 24, 2017.

The Kendrick Mystery is a British mini-series broadcast on TF1. All four episodes can be discovered this Thursday, December 16, 2021 on the first channel. Viewers can experience a thrilling crime drama starring David Tennant in the lead role. Series fans will recognize the actor who played the tenth doctor in Doctor Who, but also the police inspector of the Broadchurch series. Like the latter, The Kendrick Mystery plunges viewers into a Scottish village shaken by tragedy. A fire is declared in a house, and only the father, Tom Kendrick (David Tennant), famous doctor of the village, survives. The police quickly rule out the accident and believe it to be a crime. The suspicions are then on Kate Kendrick, who died in the fire: did she organize a collective suicide? This is what the investigators will have to discover during these four episodes of high breath.

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SynopsisA peaceful Scottish village is struck by tragedy when a fire breaks out in the Kendricks’ house. Only the father, doctor Tom Kendrick, comes out alive. Quickly, investigators discover that it cannot be an accident.

Which actors in the cast of Mystery Kendrick?

  • David Tennant: Tom Kendrick
  • Cush Jumbo: Jess Milner
  • Matthew McNulty: Steve Campbell
  • Anna Madeley: Kate Kendrick
  • Lewis Gribben: Dylan Denham-Johnson
  • Laurie Brett: DC Gemma Darlington
  • Seline Hizli: Sacha
  • Lisa McGrillis: Sandra
  • Maureen Beattie: Carol Kendrick
  • Anneika Rose: Nicky
  • Stuart Bowman: Mark
  • Jamie Michie: Simon Wells
  • Grace Calder: Tessa Wells
  • Felicity Keenan: Iris Kendrick
  • Lilac Jackson: Charlotte Kendrick
  • Jack Greenlees: Luke
  • Ron Donachie: Callum McKenzie

Where and when to see The Kendrick Mystery? Broadcast and replay

The Kendrick Mystery is a British mini-series consisting of only 4 episodes. They are all broadcast in France on December 16, 2021, afterwards, on the TF1 channel. If you have not been able to discover it on the TV program, know that MyTF1 offers streaming replays of all its programs the day after their television broadcast.

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