The Turn of the Screw

About this Broadcast

TV-adaptation of the classic Henry James chiller about a new governess looking after two disturbed charges and being haunted by past servants of the house.

2009 English

Drama Horror Mystery Adaptation Suspense/thriller

Cast & Crew

Michelle Dockery (Actor) .. Ann

Sue Johnston (Actor) .. Sarah Grose

Dan Stevens (Actor) .. Dr. Fisher

Nicola Walker (Actor) .. Carla

Josef Lindsay (Actor) .. Miles

Corin Redgrave (Actor) .. Professor

Wendy Albiston (Actor) .. Baines

Edward MacLiam (Actor) .. Peter Quint

Katie Lightfoot (Actor) .. Emily Jessel

Nellie Burroughes (Actor) .. Abused Maid

Eva Sayer (Actor)

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Did You Know..

Michelle Dockery (Actor) .. Ann

Born: December 15, 1981
Birthplace: Romford, East London, England

Trivia: Reached the third round of auditions for the Sound of Music at the age of 8, but lost the part when she spoke in her natural Essex accent. Made her professional stage debut in His Dark Materials in 2004. In 2007, was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for her role as Eliza Dootlittle in Pygmalion. Is a jazz singer; performed at the 50th anniversary of Ronnie Scott's Jazz club in 2009. Became Oxfam's first ever Humanitarian Ambassador in 2014, having travelled to Jordan to meet with Syrian refugees.

Sue Johnston (Actor) .. Sarah Grose

Born: July 12, 1943
Birthplace: Warrington, Lancashire, England

Trivia: Left school at 17 and worked in a tax office in Liverpool. Worked in a music store owned by Beatles manager Brian Epstein's family, and as a result, was friendly with the Beatles. Suffered from bulimia as a teenager, and deals with the topic in her autobiography entitled Things I Couldn't Tell My Mother. Was sexually attacked in 1970. Published her first book, a memoir entitled Hold on to the Messy Times, in 1989. In 2009, was appointed an OBE (an Officer of the Order of the British Empire). Has campaigned on behalf of the Labour Party and for gay rights. Supports Liverpool FC and St Helens RFC. Was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2010 by the University of Chester at Chester Cathedral.

Dan Stevens (Actor) .. Dr. Fisher

Born: October 10, 1982
Birthplace: Croydon, Surrey, England

Trivia: Adopted at birth by middle-class teachers. Knew he wanted to become an actor while in primary school. Honed his acting chops with Britain's National Youth Theatre. Pursued stand-up comedy for a time during his college years. Joined the amateur theatrical Footlights Dramatic Club while at Cambridge. Discovered by British theatrical-film director Peter Hall, who spotted him in a Footlights production of Macbeth opposite Hall's daughter Rebecca. Editor-at-large for the Junket, an online quarterly magazine. Writes a column for the Sunday Telegraph (a British newspaper).

Nicola Walker (Actor) .. Carla

Born: May 15, 1970
Birthplace: Stepney, London, England

Trivia: Started her acting career with the Cambridge Footlights while studying for her degree in 1990. Won a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but turned it down in favour of paid acting work. After university, shared a flat with Sue Perkins, Sarah Phelps and Emma Kennedy. Left series 5 of Spooks to have her son Harry, who is named after Harry Pearce, the Spooks character played by Peter Firth.

Josef Lindsay (Actor) .. Miles

Corin Redgrave (Actor) .. Professor

Born: July 16, 1939
Died: April 06, 2010
Birthplace: Marylebone, London

Trivia: British stage and film actor Corin Redgrave is the son of theatrical luminaries Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, and the brother of actors Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave. He first embarked upon the "family business" while attending Cambridge, acting in productions staged by the Marlowe Society. He made his professional stage debut in 1963, and appeared in his first film in 1966, playing William Roper in the Oscar-winning A Man for All Seasons. Among his myriad of stage credits was Alan Ayckbourn's comic trilogy The Norman Conquests, in which he starred as the bed-hopping Norman. Easing comfortably into character roles in his fifties, Corin Redgrave was recently seen as Hamish in the runaway movie hit 4 Weddings and a Funeral (1993).

Wendy Albiston (Actor) .. Baines

Born: January 13, 1969

Edward MacLiam (Actor) .. Peter Quint

Katie Lightfoot (Actor) .. Emily Jessel

Nellie Burroughes (Actor) .. Abused Maid

Eva Sayer (Actor)

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm, Sunday, October 26 on WLIWDT4 All Arts HDTV (21.4)