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Losing Gemma

  • TV Series
  • 2006
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Rachel Leskovac and Alice Eve in Losing Gemma (2006)
Drama

Esther and Gemma set out on a trip to India with a couple that they meet. When Esther is suspected of a murder, Gemma disappears.Esther and Gemma set out on a trip to India with a couple that they meet. When Esther is suspected of a murder, Gemma disappears.Esther and Gemma set out on a trip to India with a couple that they meet. When Esther is suspected of a murder, Gemma disappears.

  • Stars
    • Alice Eve
    • Rachel Leskovac
    • Jason Flemyng
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    132
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Alice Eve
      • Rachel Leskovac
      • Jason Flemyng
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Alice Eve
    Alice Eve
    • Esther
    • 2006
    Rachel Leskovac
    Rachel Leskovac
    • Gemma
    • 2006
    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Zac
    • 2006
    Jonas Armstrong
    Jonas Armstrong
    • Steve
    • 2006
    Koel Purie
    Koel Purie
    • Coral
    • 2006
    Rhian Grundy
    • Karen
    • 2006
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    Danish Husain
    • Delhi Police Detective
    • 2006
    Sanjeev Kohli
    Sanjeev Kohli
    • Paddy Singh
    • 2006
    Suhasini Mulay
    Suhasini Mulay
    • Mrs. Shastri
    • 2006
    Melanie Valanzuolo
    • Steve's Girlfriend
    • 2006
    Yogendra Tikku
    Yogendra Tikku
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    • 2006
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    8Sleepin_Dragon

    A clever, well acted drama.

    I think people that reviewed this, missed the subtleties of it. Aplit into two parts, Part one conjures up the illusion, drives you up an alley, whereas the second delivers the knockout. You think you're aware of what's happening, and know the facts of the events, but of course there's the twist.

    The acting is terrific, Jason Flemyng and Alice Eve stand out, but it's the brilliant performance from Rachel Leskovac that stands out, she was fantastic throughout.

    It reminded me a little bit of Carla, with Helen McCrory, out a similar sort of time. I wish these type of dramas, we only seem to get six and eight parters.

    I enjoyed it very much. 8/10
    1simonapsey

    Losing the Will to Live

    Having just sat through 3 hours of Losing Gemma, I am pretty close to losing the will to live. To say this sorry piece of Drama was bad would be like saying St Christopher liked a trip or two. Where do you start, let's begin at the script or should I say where did a script begin. quite simply the worst piece of writing I have ever encountered .The writers must have had at least 95% of there Brain cells removed before the first word had been written. The actors next, well you know the how you feel when you relieve the most embarrassing moment in your life, how you inwardly cringe when you remember every moment of that nightmare! Well this is how the actors will feel when they have to do interviews in the future and probably will pray to God they can ask there agents to leave it off their C.V. when going for new jobs. I could go on, but I will sum up "Losing Gemma" by saying that this drama should be a pre-requisite in all future terrorist interrogations, Just threaten them with having to sit through this will I am sure have those prisoners spilling there guts before the TV is turned on. File under "Movies for Morons"
    4debbie_brooks

    Typical ITV Drama!

    I was looking forward to seeing 'Losing Gemma' as I had read the book a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. However, typical ITV messed it up! Alice Eve, who played Esther, wasn't too bad although her accent veered in and out. The actress playing Gemma was so annoying that if I was on holiday with her, I could quite easily lose her on the first day and never want her back! Jason Flemyng hammed it up as the creepy Zac and Jonas Armstrong was OK in a fairly undemanding role as Gemma's ex-boyfriend Steve.

    Esther and Gemma meet in a nightclub through a mutual friend who is supposed to be going to India with Gemma. When the friend breaks her leg and can't travel, Esther steps in to accompany Gemma. The first part was genuinely unsettling as the pair meet Zac and Gemma and are invited on a boat trip with them. Esther is suspicious of the couple, but Gemma, presumably being more naive, doesn't share her suspicions.

    All the characters are rather one-dimensional - Esther is whiny, Gemma is loud and annoying, Zac is creepy, Steve is shouty. It is hard to care about Gemma's fate and you can see the twist coming a mile off! I think a screen adaptation of 'Losing Gemma' could make a great TV or film drama, unfortunately, this was not it!
    8djh255

    Excellent two part TV drama

    The plot is simple enough - two vulnerable girl backpackers, a sensible brunette and a dizzy blonde, find themselves unlikely companions on a trip to India. Part 1 is genuinely unsettling as they get involved with a couple of seemingly friendly strangers who lead them into weird situations and events spiral rapidly out of control with one of the girls ending up on a murder rap. You will feel compelled to watch the second part just to see how they get out of the mess. Part 2 is more 'whodunnit' and amateur detective work and the twist at the end you will probably see coming a mile off but it is a genuinely compelling piece of work. The location shooting is beautifully done (in India of course) and together with the superb acting (especially of the two girl leads) it gives an added sense of realism and believability. This is definitely a cut above the average formula drama thriller you see on TV these days. My only gripe is with the inevitable (or perhaps compulsory) sex scene. When the two lovers(?) finally prise themselves apart after much huffing and puffing the girl is still wearing her bra - highly unlikely in the circumstances, especially in that hot and sultry climate. OK if the young actress doesn't want to expose herself on prime time TV that's fine by me but surely it would have been better to use a different camera angle or just cut the scene short. We all knew what was going to happen. But I'm being picky - watch it and enjoy.
    1kathtea

    Awful is too good

    Why bother writing about such an obvious pile of crap? I consider my down time to be very valuable and as such am affronted by such made-for-TV tat eating up precious hours of my life.

    It opened promisingly: the independent, inexplicably moody girl looking out for ditsy blonde on their big trip to the subcontinent as blonde gets the girls into more trouble than they bargained for. Mysterious fellow befriending them but turning out to be quite sinister. Even when the chick turns up dead there are possibilities for a Bangkok Hilton-type nail-biter, but no such luck: the acting is *woeful*, the characters bounce around in a series of inexplicable and unrelated incidents, the plot has more holes than a colander and the ending...

    If, like me, you find yourself in front of the TV one night wondering whether to bother staying up for the end, I'm here to save you the agony. It really, really, really isn't worth it. The ending could only be less satisfying if it involved a sing-along in cowboy costumes. What a waste of a gorgeous set and a perfect opportunity to produce something decent. Don't say I didn't warn you.

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 2006 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • Granada Television
      • Kriti Productions
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