The Dead Room (2018 film)

The Dead Room is a British supernatural drama television film broadcast on BBC Four on 24 December 2018 as a part of the BBC's Christmas festive programming. The thirty-minute film, written and directed by Mark Gatiss, tells the tale of a long-running radio horror series of the same name and stars Simon Callow, Anjli Mohindra and Susan Penhaligon.[1]

The Dead Room
Genre	Drama Supernatural
Written by	Mark Gatiss
Directed by	Mark Gatiss
Starring	Simon Callow Anjli Mohindra Susan Penhaligon Joshua Oakes-Rogers
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Ben Irving Mark Gatiss
Producer	Isibeal Ballance
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Can Do Productions
Release
Original network	BBC Four
Picture format	16:9 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	24 December 2018
External links
Website

Cast and characters

• Simon Callow as Aubrey Judd, a famous radio actor.[2]
• Anjli Mohindra as Tara Lohia, an ambitious radio producer.[3]
• Susan Penhaligon as Joan[1]
• Joshua Oakes-Rogers as Paul[1]

Production

The television film was announced by the channel editor for BBC Four, Cassian Harrison, at the Edinburgh TV Festival on 23 August 2018 alongside other commissions including "The Yorkshire Ripper", "You, Me and Eugenics" and the acquisition of the television series "The Plague".[4]

The film was shot at Maida Vale Studios.[5][1]

Broadcast

Series	Air date	Episodes	Average viewers (millions)
1	24 December 2018	1	0.991

References

1. "BBC - The Dead Room - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
2. "BBC - Simon Callow - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
3. "BBC - Anjli Mohindra - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
4. "BBC - Cassian Harrison announces new BBC Four commissions at Edinburgh TV Festival - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
5. "BBC - Mark Gatiss - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

External links

• The Dead Room at BBC Programmes
• The Dead Room at IMDb