Out of Control (2002 film)

Out of Control
GenreCrime drama
Written byDominic Savage
Directed byDominic Savage
Starring
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Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDavid M. Thompson
ProducerRuth Caleb
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
EditorDavid G. Hill
Running time90 minutes
Production companyBBC Worldwide
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release15 September 2002 (2002-09-15)

Out of Control is a 2002 British television film written and directed for the BBC by Dominic Savage. Tamzin Outhwaite stars as Shelley Richards, an impoverished single mother whose son, Dean (Danny Young), is involved in a string of crimes that lead to his incarceration in a young offenders institute (YOI).[2]

David Morrissey plays prison officer Mike, who tries to keep Dean out of trouble but has difficulty watching him all the time. After continuous bullying at the YOI, Dean is no longer able to cope and makes a fatal decision. Out of Control is the third in a loose trilogy of films by Savage about social deprivation, following Nice Girl (2000) and When I Was Twelve (2001).[3]

Production

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Out of Control was greenlit in April 2002 by BBC controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter, under the working title of The Young Offenders.[4] Savage carried out months of research into the crimes of the young boys and into the lifestyles of YOI inmates. David Morrissey shadowed prison officers at Lancaster Farms YOI for several weeks.[5] Out of Control was filmed on location at Lancaster Farms.[6][7] Savage storyboarded the scripts but left it to the actors to improvise their dialogue, so that it did not "sound too articulate".[3]

Broadcast

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Out of Control was broadcast on BBC One on 15 September 2002 as one of the lynchpins of the BBC's "Cracking Crime" day.[3] It received only 4.1 million viewers (21.9% audience share), a result of being scheduled opposite a new episode of ITV's Midsomer Murders.[8]

Reception

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Critical reception was positive,[9] particularly about Tamzin Outhwaite. Outhwaite previously starred in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which made her "tabloid fodder". She was pleased with the enthusiastic reception that Out of Control got.[7] The drama won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the 2002 Edinburgh Film Festival[10][7] and the Serials & Single Drama award at the 2002 Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards.[11]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Out of Control (2002)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/08_august/25/outofcontrol.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ a b c Rees, Jasper (13 September 2002). "Winning tales of real life", The Daily Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
  4. ^ Staff (18 April 2002). "BBC 1 lines up young offenders drama[permanent dead link‍]", Broadcastnow, Emap Media. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
  5. ^ "BBC - Drama - Out of Control". bbc.co.uk, BBC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2002. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
  6. ^ Calhoun, Dave (15 September 2002). "Boys behind bars", The Observer, Guardian News and Media. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
  7. ^ a b c Rampton, James (30 September 2002). "Tamzin Outhwaite: If the cap fits...", The Independent, Independent News and Media. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
  8. ^ Rogers, Jon (16 September 2002). "New Outhwaite vehicle bombs for BBC 1[permanent dead link‍]", Broadcastnow, Emap Media. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
  9. ^ Multiple contributors (16 September 2002). "Out of Control", guardian.co.uk, Guardian News and Media. Retrieved on 12 December 2002.
  10. ^ "Improvised BBC ONE drama takes top prize at Edinburgh film festival", BBC, Retrieved on 10 September 2015.
  11. ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2002[permanent dead link‍]", Royal Television Society website, Royal Television Society. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
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