The Mystery of Edwin Drood (TV series)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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Based onThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
Screenplay byGwyneth Hughes
Directed byDiarmuid Lawrence
StarringMatthew Rhys
Rory Kinnear
Theme music composerJohn Lunn
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerLisa Osborne
CinematographyAlan Almond
EditorDavid Head
Running time120 minutes or 2 x 60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release10 January (2012-01-10) 
11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a 2012 British television adaptation of the unfinished 1870 novel by Charles Dickens, adapted with a new ending by Gwyneth Hughes, produced by Lisa Osborne, and directed by Diarmuid Lawrence. It was aired in the United Kingdom on BBC2 as two one-hour parts on 10 and 11 January 2012, in the United States as a single two-hour film on PBS on 15 April 2012, and in Australia on ABC1 on 2 January 2013.