Television: Crime and Punishment
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 Crime and Punishment | UK | 2002
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Director
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Julian Jarrold
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Writers
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Tony Marchant and Fyodor Dostoyevsky (novel)
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This adaptation of the classic Dostoyevsky novel, Crime and Punishment, by Tony Marchant is divided into two parts and was aired on BBC2.
Raskolnikov (John Simm) is a penniless and destitute former student who wanders the streets of St. Petersburg appalled by the injustice in the World. Believing his actions shouldn't be judged as those of ordinary human beings, he decides to rob and murder an old woman to prove his point. 
notes & trivia
This is the second colaboration between John Simm, Tony Marchant and Julian Jarrold. The first one was the fantastic
Never Never.
The production won three Royal Television Society Awards and was nominated for another.
related articles
Telegraph Magazine |
Scene of the Crime |
2 February 2002
The Guardian |
A malcontent redeemed |
9 February 2002
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It took six whole years, but Crime and Punishment was finally released in October 2008 on DVD in the UK. For some reason, the mini-series had been released earlier that same year in the Netherlands only.
The UK edition features audio commentaries by John Simm, director Julian Jarrold, writer Tony Marchant and producer David Snodin during the whole duration of the programme. And of course make sure you read Dostoyevsky's masterpiece too.
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