Crime and Punishment (2002 TV series)
| Crime and Punishment | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Written by | Tony Marchant |
| Directed by | Julian Jarrold |
| Starring | John Simm Ian McDiarmid Shaun Dingwall Geraldine James Kate Ashfield Lara Belmont Mark Benton Katrin Cartlidge |
| Composer | Adrian Johnston |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kate Harwood Jane Tranter |
| Producer | David Snodin |
| Cinematography | Eigil Bryld |
| Editor | Chris Gill |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Worldwide |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 12 February – 13 February 2002 |
Crime and Punishment is a two-part British television crime drama series based upon the 1866 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky, which first broadcast on BBC2 on 12 February 2002. The novel was adapted for television by playwright Tony Marchant, and was directed by Julian Jarrold.
John Simm stars as Rodya Raskolnikov, a former student who plans the murder of a pawnbroker to alleviate his financial problems, but also as an existential exercise, feeling himself able to commit such acts without guilt, remorse or justification. The series was broadcast over two consecutive nights, airing in the 9:00-10:30pm slot. The series was released on DVD on 25 August 2008, via 2|Entertain.