Person of Interest is a 2024 British television film written and directed by Aysha Rafaele and starring Asim Chaudhry. It was broadcast on Channel 4 on 2 December 2024.
| Person of Interest | |
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| Directed by | Aysha Rafaele |
| Screenplay by | Aysha Rafaele |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Roger Goula |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
editThe film follows a British Muslim minicab driver in August 2024.[1]
Cast
edit- Asim Chaudhry as Shakil Khan
- Tom Durant Pritchard as Max
- Julia Davis as Dr. Kate
- Craig Parkinson as The Man
- Natasha Atherton as Candy
- Posy Sterling as Alice Khan
Production
editThe film is written and directed by Aysha Rafaele.[2] The cast is led by Asim Chaudhry and includes Julia Davis and Craig Parkinson.[3]
Broadcast
editThe film was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 on 2 December 2024.[4]
Reception
editKeith Watson in The Daily Telegraph praised Chaudhry for an "impressive performance that punched way above the weight of the material" but felt that "the drama buckled under the strain of trying to squeeze a big story into a tiny space".[5] Carol Midgely in The Times described it as "a well-written drama and I could see its point" but felt that the run time meant it "felt too short" to do justice to the issues it raised.[6]
References
edit- ^ Seale, Jack (December 2, 2024). "TV tonight: Charles Dance stars as Michelangelo in a Renaissance docudrama". The Guardian. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Hibbs, James (November 30, 2024). "What to watch on TV this week: 30th November - 6th December". Radio Times. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Gilbert, Gerrard (December 2, 2024). "What's on TV tonight: Great art and rivalry in Renaissance Italy". inews. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Lawes, Ruth (December 4, 2024). "Channel 4 might have just quietly dropped the best drama of the year". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Watson, Keith (December 2, 2024). "Person of Interest, review: a big story in too small a space". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Midgely, Carol (December 2, 2024). "Renaissance: The Beauty and the Bloodshed review — Charles Dance is a bewitching Michelangelo (by way of Catweazle)". The Times. Retrieved December 4, 2024.