- Touching Evil
"Touching Evil" is a 1997 British
television drama serial, produced byAnglia Television and screened on theITV network. It consisted of six fifty-minute (one-hour with adverts) episodes. It was created byPaul Abbott , and written by Abbott withRussell T. Davies . The serial was very popular, and led to two sequel serials in 1998 and 1999, although these were not written by Abbott or Davies. "Touching Evil III" was co-produced by Green's own independent production company,Coastal Productions .The star was popular actor
Robson Green , playing a police officer, DCI Creegan, whose injuries after a shooting leave him with strange abilities to sense criminals. Green's co-star wasNicola Walker , playing Creegan's colleague DI Susan Taylor.In 2004, the
USA Network in the US screened an adaptation of the first serial, produced by actorBruce Willis 's production company and starringJeffrey Donovan as detective Creegan. The premise was somewhat different than that of the UK series; rather than acquiring the ability to sense criminals, Creegan's recovery from a gunshot wound to the head instead strips him of his impulse control and sense of shame. While the American adaptation garnered critical acclaim, the USA Network deemed it commercially unsuccessful and opted not to renew the series.External links
*imdb title|id=0118497|title=Touching Evil (UK version)
*imdb title|id=0383153|title=Touching Evil (US version)
* [http://www.robsongreen.com/touching_evil/ "Touching Evil"] at The Robson Green Web Site
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