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Into the Blue

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
262
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Abigail Cruttenden and John Thaw in Into the Blue (1997)
CrimeDramaMystery

A British expatriate living on the island of Rhodes investigates the mysterious death of a woman with whom he had a brief affair.A British expatriate living on the island of Rhodes investigates the mysterious death of a woman with whom he had a brief affair.A British expatriate living on the island of Rhodes investigates the mysterious death of a woman with whom he had a brief affair.

  • Director
    • Jack Gold
  • Writers
    • Simon Burke
    • Robert Goddard
  • Stars
    • John Thaw
    • Tom Towndrow
    • Vida Garman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    262
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Gold
    • Writers
      • Simon Burke
      • Robert Goddard
    • Stars
      • John Thaw
      • Tom Towndrow
      • Vida Garman
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    John Thaw
    John Thaw
    • Harry Barnett
    Tom Towndrow
    • Young Harry
    Vida Garman
    • Clare Mallender
    Abigail Cruttenden
    Abigail Cruttenden
    • Heather Mallender
    Dimitri Andreas
    Dimitri Andreas
    • Kostas
    Kevork Malikyan
    Kevork Malikyan
    • Inspector Miltiades
    Matthew Marsh
    Matthew Marsh
    • Alan Dysart
    Giannis Grivas
    • Chief of Police
    Andreas Karras
    Andreas Karras
    • Detective
    • (as a different name)
    George Savvides
    George Savvides
    • Operator
    Inday Ba
    Inday Ba
    • Zohra Labrooy
    Miles Anderson
    Miles Anderson
    • Dr. Peter Kingdom
    Tony Spooner
    • Ted
    James Mair
    • Policeman
    Kieron Jecchinis
    Kieron Jecchinis
    • Pineaar
    Arif Hussein
    • Said
    Steven Law
    • Michael
    Tim Brierley
    • Willy Morpurgo
    • Director
      • Jack Gold
    • Writers
      • Simon Burke
      • Robert Goddard
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    User reviews11

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    7Sleepin_Dragon

    Definitely worth seeing.

    Harry, a man who's down on his luck, meets a beautiful young woman whilst house sitting in Rhodes, all is going well until she vanishes, and he's accused of her murder.

    I wanted to see this after reading the book, and having only recently filmed it, I'd have to question how much of the book was adapted, it almost feels like an entirely different story.

    If you're a fan of mysteries, and a fan of the late great John Thaw, I think you'll enjoy this, if you're looking for a faithful adaptation, you'll be sorely disappointed.

    It had a great start, decent core, and a very confusing, but exciting ending. The conclusion was the only poor element for me, not all events were explained, it felt very vague and ambiguous.

    Great location work, fine acting and some excitement. The acting was great I thought, and for me John Thaw was very well cast.

    I enjoyed it, 7/10.
    7rjschneid47

    TV mystery fans will not be disappointed.

    While a bit of Inspector Morse comes through, Thaw pulls it off with a working class persona. We get to follow him through his investigation, and this is the most appealing type of mystery for me. Thaw's Harry Barnett is as tenacious as is his Morse (created by novelist Colin Dexter). Harry is driven mostly by two forces, his attempt to disprove his involvement in a disappearance of a woman and his lifelong relationship with a wealthy former politician, Alan Dysart. But the more questions he asks, the more questions arise about his longtime friend. The connection between the very beginning of the film and its ending works, provides an added twist (there is one right before the end as well), and brought the (film) story full circle, including the exchange of an important gift between two main characters (Barnett and Dysart), bound together through life experiences. You will not be disappointed.

    As an author of mystery novels and an observer of the two industries (print & film), the media are so different that I often discount the "it did not follow the book" criticisms. Most viewers of the film never have nor ever will read the novel. We writers need to bank the movie checks and move on to the next book.
    richard.fuller1

    I Liked It

    Compared to what we get on American tv, it was good. England seems to understand that there can be suspense without having to have calm, cool main characters and it is supposed to be believed that this is intensity.

    I came into John Thaw's work very indirectly, Inspector Morse would air on ETV as one of the Mystery segments. Of course, he was good.

    It would take me a while or two to realize that Into The Blue was not the same character, but still the story was fun.

    Being handed the abandoned baby, the death in the canoe and then the body found on the shore like that all at the beginning, and seeing how they all connected was a good attention-getting story.

    He got a pretty good ally in Zhora there for a while too.

    I know nothing about the book, of course, so it was all the first time I had seen the story.

    I had no problems with it.
    5Prismark10

    Into the Blue

    Apparently author Robert Goddard was not happy with the adaptation of his novel. It does seem clear to me that John Thaw was miscast, although this was a star vehicle for him.

    The made for television movie starts with a flashback. A schoolboy finds a box from the railway line, it contained a baby.

    In later years two women have been attacked and found dead.

    In the the present day. Harry Barnett (Thaw) is house minding a property in Rhodes for politician Alan Dysart.

    Harry is a failed businessman but Dysart has helped him out. Only Dysart was a government minister who had to resign over a scandal.

    Now Harry is involved in a scandal of his own. A young woman called Heather Mallender bedded him and has now disappeared. Harry knows she was snooping about Dysart's house looking for something.

    Harry returns to Britain to clear his name. He finds that Dysart had been involved with Heather's sister who was found drowned.

    Maybe there is a dark side to Dysart, he seems to be involved with dodgy business dealings.

    By the end the various plot elements all makes sense. It is just not that good.
    1robertconnor

    Awful

    When a woman he has just met disappears on the island of Rhodes, Harry's innocence is doubted. But as he begins to examine the woman's past he realizes his closest friend could be involved in murder.

    Robert Goddard is a solid and reliable British writer of clever and complex mysteries. However this adaptation of his novel Into The Blue as a vehicle for John Thaw is disastrous from word go. Embarrassingly miscast, Thaw struggles with accent and intent as he blunders from one scene to another, and he is horribly betrayed by a great clunking script and ghastly supporting actors - Ba is particularly awful as Harry's reluctant sidekick.

    Find Goddard's original novel and avoid this turkey at all costs.

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    • Trivia
      Original author Robert Goddard was not impressed with the adaptation of his novel. In an interview, he said "The TV version of Into the Blue was a travesty of the story I wrote and I am determined that any future adaptations should be more faithful to the original".
    • Goofs
      There was nothing in Kingdom's house to make it explode as shown in the film.

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 1997 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rejtély Rodoszon
    • Filming locations
      • Bearwood College, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK(Where Jack Cornelius teaches)
    • Production companies
      • Carlton Television
      • Triumph Proscenium Productions Ltd.
      • WGBH
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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