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Heat of the Sun is a British television crime drama series, created by Russell Lewis and Timothy Prager, that first aired on ITV on 28 January 1998. Set in 1930s Kenya, the series stars Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard criminal investigations officer who is sent to work in Nairobi to reveal the underside of the expatriate community in Kenya, exploring murders against issue of race and class, drug use, and sexuality. Susannah Harker stars as his romantic interest, Emma Fitzgerald, an aviator who is modelled on Beryl Markham. The series was a joint production between Carlton Productions and WGBH Boston.
Original Release
01/28/1998
US Release
01/28/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Trevor Eve | Supt. Albert Tyburn |
Susannah Harker | Emma Fitzgerald |
Michael Byrne | Police Comm. Ronald Burkitt |
Julian Rhind-Tutt | Asst. Supt. James Valentine |
Freddie Annobil-Dodoo | Cpl. Jonah Karinde / Con. Jonah Karinde |
David Horovitch | Dr. Emil Mueller |
Sean Gallagher | Chico de Ville |
Diana Rigg | Self - Mystery Presenter |
Shaheen Jassat | Sub Inspector Singh / Sub Insp. Singh |
Cathryn Harrison | Charlotte Elliott |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Private Lives | Wednesday, 28 January 1998 |
2 | Hide in Plain Sight | Wednesday, 04 February 1998 |
3 | The Sport of Kings | Wednesday, 11 February 1998 |
Directors
Adrian Shergold, Diarmuid Lawrence, Paul Seed
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Trevor Eve | Supt. Albert Tyburn |
Susannah Harker | Emma Fitzgerald |
Michael Byrne | Police Comm. Ronald Burkitt |
Julian Rhind-Tutt | Asst. Supt. James Valentine |
Freddie Annobil-Dodoo | Cpl. Jonah Karinde / Con. Jonah Karinde |
David Horovitch | Dr. Emil Mueller |
Sean Gallagher | Chico de Ville |
Diana Rigg | Self - Mystery Presenter |
Shaheen Jassat | Sub Inspector Singh / Sub Insp. Singh |
Cathryn Harrison | Charlotte Elliott |
Paul Brooke | Sir Rex Willoughby |
Hywell Williams | Judge |
James Neill | Clerk of the Court |
Joss Ackland | Max Van Der vuurst |
James Callis | Asst. Supt. Clive Lanyard |
Diana Quick | Avril Watcham |
Deborah Findlay | Matilda Watcham |
Hugh Bonneville | Reverend Edward Herbert |
Tim Woodward | Lord Harry Ellesmere |
James Ellis | Archie McCourt |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ted Childs | Executive Producer |
Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
Ann Tricklebank | Producer |