An Evil Streak

British television psychological drama, written by Andrea Newman

Trevor Eve
Rosalind Bennett
Richard Dillane
Lynsey Baxter
Adrian Rawlins
Gemma Jones
Lolly Taylor
Jackson Leach
Ann Firbank

ComposerStanislaus SyriewiczCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo. of series1No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producerJo WrightProducerSimon PassmoreCinematographyJohn HooperEditorAndrew McClellandRunning time50 minutesProduction companyLWTOriginal releaseNetworkITVRelease17 May (1999-05-17) –
31 May 1999 (1999-05-31)

An Evil Streak is a three-part British television psychological drama series, created and written based on the novel by Andrea Newman published in 1977. It was directed by Edward Bennett, that first broadcast on ITV for three weeks from 17 to 31 May 1999 on Mondays, it was produced by LWT for the ITV network. The series stars Trevor Eve and Rosalind Bennett, and follows Gemma Clarkson (Bennett), has been led astray by her godfather, Alex Kyle (Eve), ever since she was a little girl. Now she is older his obsessive influence becomes even more sinister as he manipulates her into an extra-marital affair.^[1]A scheming uncle leads his married niece into an affair with an out of work actor.^[2] The series has never been re-broadcast or released on DVD.

Production

Rosalind Bennett said a good joke. And it was a voyeuristic pervert convinces his male housekeeper to manipulate a young woman into an extramarital affair."^[3]

Reception

It was a pure and mediocre reception for an ITV drama performance.

Cast

Trevor Eve as Alex Kyle
Rosalind Bennett as Gemma Clarkson
Richard Dillane as David Mereday
Lynsey Baxter as Catherine Mereday
Adrian Rawlins as Christopher Clarkson
Gemma Jones as Beatrice Kyle
Lolly Taylor as Stephanie Clarkson
Jackson Leach as Jonathan Clarkson
Ann Firbank as Consultant
Yana Yanezic as Catherine's Model

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate	UK viewers (million)
1	"Episode 1"	Edward Bennett	Andrea Newman	17 May 1999 (1999-05-17)	8.31^[4]
2	"Episode 2"	Edward Bennett	Andrea Newman	24 May 1999 (1999-05-24)	7.18^[4]
3	"Episode 3"	Edward Bennett	Andrea Newman	31 May 1999 (1999-05-31)	5.40^[4]

References

^ "An Evil Streak (TV Series 1999)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ "An Evil Streak (ITV 1999 with Trevor Eve and Rosalind Bennett)". Memorable TV. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ "An Evil Streak". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 6 March 2024.