Cyclops
Written by Stephen Volk
(Channel 4, 2001) (1 x 1hr)
(Standalone drama in the Channel Four series: "Shockers")*
(Channel 4, 2001) (1 x 1hr)
(Standalone drama in the Channel Four series: "Shockers")*
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The very near future... Violent sex offender Carl Gatliss is put on parole with a "modern version of the ankle tagging" - a camera embedded in his retina so that his probation officer, Esther, can watch his every move from Gatliss's own point of view. At first he takes delight in his new-found freedom: and the fact that Esther is observing even his most private moments, as a kind of legalized Peeping Tom. But judicial surveillance becomes voyeurism as her professionalism distorts and she becomes as obsessed by him as he is with her.
The very near future... Violent sex offender Carl Gatliss is put on parole with a "modern version of the ankle tagging" - a camera embedded in his retina so that his probation officer, Esther, can watch his every move from Gatliss's own point of view. At first he takes delight in his new-found freedom: and the fact that Esther is observing even his most private moments, as a kind of legalized Peeping Tom. But judicial surveillance becomes voyeurism as her professionalism distorts and she becomes as obsessed by him as he is with her.
"A multi-textured piece that is also incredibly involving... I was watching from between my fingers in the end" Time Out
Directed by Bharat Nalluri
Director of photography Danny Cohen
Executive Producer: Greg Brenman
Producer: Barney Reisz
Script Editor: Hilary Norrish
A Tiger Aspect productions for Channel Four
Carl Gatliss...................Stuart Graham
Esther Powell...............Juliet Aubrey
Ken Christie.................Alastair Galbraith
*Note also, in the same series:
IBIZA: SEVEN NIGHTS FROM £99
Written by Chris Bucknall
Uncredited rewrite by Stephen Volk
Directed by David Blair
Watch "Ibiza" on 4oD
Directed by Bharat Nalluri
Director of photography Danny Cohen
Executive Producer: Greg Brenman
Producer: Barney Reisz
Script Editor: Hilary Norrish
A Tiger Aspect productions for Channel Four
Carl Gatliss...................Stuart Graham
Esther Powell...............Juliet Aubrey
Ken Christie.................Alastair Galbraith
*Note also, in the same series:
IBIZA: SEVEN NIGHTS FROM £99
Written by Chris Bucknall
Uncredited rewrite by Stephen Volk
Directed by David Blair
Watch "Ibiza" on 4oD
