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The Stranger (miniseries)
''The Stranger'' is an eight-part British mystery thriller miniseries written primarily by Danny Brocklehurst and based on the 2015 Harlan Coben novel of the same title. The miniseries premiered on Netflix on 30 January 2020. It stars Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran, and Hannah John-Kamen. It was filmed in and around Manchester, Stockport, Bolton and Bury. Premise A mysterious stranger, a woman in her 20s wearing a baseball cap, approaches Adam Price and tells him a secret. His wife goes missing as a result of the disclosure. As the story progresses, the stranger is revealed to be connected with more secrets. Cast and characters Main * Richard Armitage as Adam Price, the husband of Corinne Price, and the father to Thomas and Ryan. Adam is the first person in the series to be approached by a mysterious woman with a baseball cap. She tells Adam a story about a pregnancy which his wife had faked, which turned out to be true. Corinne finds out what Adam has learned, and disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Twelve of his novels have been adapted for film and television. Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award, and an Anthony Award—the first author to receive all three. His books have been translated into 46 languages and sold over 90 million copies. Early life and education Coben was born into a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Livingston, where he graduated from Livingston High School, with his childhood friend, future governor Chris Christie. His brother is the noted businessman Lawrence S. Coben. He studied political science at Amherst College, where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, along with Dan Brown. Coben was in his senior year at college when he realized he wanted to write. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Buckley
David Buckley (born 7 June 1976) is a British composer of film and television scores, based in Santa Monica, California. Career Born in London in 1976, Buckley's first involvement with film music was as a cathedral choirboy performing on Peter Gabriel’s score for Martin Scorsese’s ''The Last Temptation of Christ''. He continued his musical education at the University of Cambridge. In 2006, Buckley moved to Los Angeles to collaborate on a number of Harry Gregson-Williams’ scores, including ''Shrek'', ''Gone Baby Gone'', ''Flushed Away'', ''Arthur Christmas'', ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' and ''The Number 23''. In addition to his work for Gregson-Williams, he has written additional music for Danny Elfman on films including ''American Hustle'', '' Big Eyes'' and all ''Fifty Shades'' movies (including the choral piece "Bliss") and for Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams on ''Winter's Tale'' and ''Wonder Woman''. He has worked with filmmakers including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Gilet
Don Gilet (born 17 January 1967) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as DS Nicky Cole in ''55 Degrees North'', DI Mervin Wilson in ''Death in Paradise'', Lucas Johnson in ''EastEnders'', and Jesse Law in ''Holby City''. Early life Gilet was brought up in Caldmore, Walsall, with two older sisters. He attended Whitehall Junior School before Blue Coat Church of England Academy and Sunday school at Caldmore Gospel Hall in Caldmore, and the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Career Gilet's first television appearance was on the Channel 4 dating show ''Streetmate'', where he was interviewed as the friend of a participant. His first major role was playing Johnny Lindo in ''Babyfather'' (opposite future EastEnders co-star Diane Parish), before landing the lead role in the detective series ''55 Degrees North'', as Detective Sergeant Nicky Cole. In 2006, he played Leo Charles in ''The Line of Beauty (TV series), The Line of Beauty'' and had a guest role in the ''Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Oliver-Watts
Guy Oliver-Watts is an English actor and musician. He is best known for his performances in the film '' The Theory of Everything'' and TV programmes including ''Victoria'' and ''Game of Thrones''. Career 1980s Oliver-Watts began his career as a musician, and in 1980 was one of the lead singers trialled by English pop band Duran Duran in their early years. In 1988, he appeared as a 'young reporter' in the British Television film ''Across the Lake''. 1990s In 1990, Oliver-Watts played the protagonist Craig in the comedy ''Ladies' Night'' at the Theatre Royal, Brighton. In 1991, he played Marcus in the British-American film '' Twenty-One''. In 1992, he played Benedick in the fourth series of British mystery drama ''Agatha Christie's Poirot''. In 1993, he appeared in the fourth series of British sitcom ''The Upper Hand''. In the same year, he played the protagonist Joe Soap in the pop musical ''Hot Stuff'' at the Cambridge Theatre in the West End. In 1995, he played John Orvel in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Vithana
Kim Vithana (born 4 June 1970) is a British actress. She had acted in television serials '' Family Pride'', '' Specials'' and ''Firm Friends'' when the filmmaker Gurinder Chadha took her in '' Bhaji on the Beach'' to play the role of Ginder, a girl of Punjabi origin in England. The film brought her much recognition. Vithana has worked mainly in television production. Among other roles, she is known for playing an Oriental Princess in ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' (1997), Rosie Sattar in the television series ''Holby City'' from 2003 to 2005, Mike Baldwin's feisty solicitor Frances "Frankie" Stillman (from 1997 to 1998) and Dr Bannerjee/Saira Habeeb in ''Coronation Street'', and Yvonne in '' Always and Everyone''. She has also appeared in ''Casualty'', ''EastEnders'', '' Cracker'', ''Love Hurts'', '' Dangerfield'' and ''North Square''. In 2003 she played Beth Downing in "Multistorey", a two-part episode of '' Waking the Dead''. Vithana has also worked on the '' Silver Street'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callie Cooke
Callie Cooke (born 23 October 1993) is a British actress. She was nominated for an ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award in 2015. On television, she is best known for her role in the BBC Two comedy '' Henpocalypse!'' (2023). Early life and education Cooke studied at the Arts Educational Schools, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. Career Cooke made her professional stage debut in ''Firebird'', which ran at Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios in 2015. For her performance, Cooke was nominated for the Emerging Talent Award at the ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards. Cooke made her television debut in a 2016 episode of the BBC medical soap opera ''Doctors''. She returned to the Hampstead Theatre for ''Filthy Business'' in 2017 and ''The Strange Death of John Doe'' in 2018. Cooke appeared in the BBC Three series ''Overshadowed'' and the BBC One drama ''Informer'', and began playing Islene in the Sky Atlantic series ''Britannia''. Cooke made her feature film debut in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Alexander
Kai Alexander (born 7 June 1997) is a British actor. Alexander began his career with roles in the award winning series ''Catastrophe'' and later went on to appear in ''Pistol'', notably playing Richard Branson. He is best known for his role as Sgt. William Quinn in the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks miniseries ''Masters of the Air''. Career In 2017, he joined the cast of Channel 4 and Amazon comedy ''Catastrophe'' in the recurring role of Jeffrey, the on-screen child of characters portrayed by Ashley Jensen and Mark Bonnar. He also played the lead in the BBC Original Drama Short, Oakwood. In 2019, he reprised his role in the fourth and final season of ''Catastrophe'' which was released in 2019. He also joined the cast of '' The Stranger'', a Netflix adaptation of the novel by Harlan Coben. In 2022, he portrayed Richard Branson, in the Danny Boyle miniseries, ''Pistol'' created by Craig Pearce for FX, which follows the rise of the Sex Pistols. Alexander portrayed Sgt. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Loveless
Lily May Loveless (born 16 April 1990) is an English actress, best known for her role as Naomi in the BAFTA award-winning drama '' Skins''. Career Loveless made her acting debut in the third series of '' Skins'', playing the sexually confused, outspoken political activist teenager Naomi Campbell. She was a performer in ''Psychotic Dance Company'', a dance group that specialises in street dance fused with other urban dance styles. Loveless received the 2007 Jack Petchey Achievement Award. In June 2007, she performed with the Psychotic Dance Company at the Tottenham Carnival. In 2010, she played the character of Chloe in the adaptation of Mark Billingham's ''Sleepyhead''. Following this, Loveless secured many roles, including Anna in '' The Fades'', penned by former ''Skins'' writer Jack Thorne (playing the role in both the pilot and the following series); Sadie in Sky Living's supernatural drama '' Bedlam'', alongside Theo James, Charlotte Salt and former ''Skins'' co-stars Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury and City of Salford, Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of Mamucium, ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime fiction, crime, horror fiction, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the mood (psychology), moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense, Psychomotor agitation, excitement, Surprise (emotion), surprise, anticipation (emotion), anticipation and anxiety. This genre is well suited to Thriller film, film and television. A thriller generally keeps its audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax (narrative), climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist or hero must overcome. Roots of the genre date back hundreds of years, but it began to develop as a distinct style in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery (genre)
Mystery is a genre fiction, fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains wiktionary:mysterious, mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. Some mystery books are non-fiction. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved. This usage was common in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
