Carol Moorhead replaced Julian Stevens as second producer of the third series.
#The fall guy book series
Cubitt stated that he had already envisaged how the show's third series would end. Cubitt stated that this series was conceived "in the hope of further exploring the characters and themes that are at the heart of ". In March 2015, it was announced that the BBC had commissioned a third series of The Fall. Series 2 began in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on Sunday, 9 November on RTÉ One and in the United Kingdom on BBC Two Thursday, 13 November 2014. Production of series 2 ended in June 2014. Series star Gillian Anderson became an executive producer for the programme from its second series. Instead Cubitt would direct, with production due to begin in February 2014. On 21 October 2013, it was announced that Jakob Verbruggen would not be returning to direct The Fall 's second series. Series 2 īBC Two renewed the show for a second series on. The series premiered in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ One on, and in the UK on BBC Two on. Cubitt cast Gillian Anderson first, then cast Jamie Dornan. Jakob Verbruggen directed the first series. Gub Neal and Julian Stevens produced, with Cubitt, Justin Thomson-Glover, Patrick Irwin, and Stephen Wright serving as executive producers. The series was written by Allan Cubitt and produced for BBC Two by Artists Studio and BBC Northern Ireland, with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and the European Regional Development Fund. On 3 February 2012, BBC Two picked up The Fall series with a five episode order. Cubitt said this was the starting point that interested him: how this supposedly normally functioning person would then be connected to the crimes. The focus could then become the motives for the killings and on the insights that might be gained about the psychology of the killer, even in the face of what might be considered a normal, functioning person with a job, wife and children. Cubitt created a structure where the killer is identified immediately, eliminating the whodunit aspect of many stories. Cubitt found the structure of the book intriguing, which began with a look at the BTK Killer's attack that was possible because of Rader's testimony, his documentary evidence and the extensive forensic evidence that was gathered from the scene of the crime.
#The fall guy book serial
As time passes Stella's team works tirelessly to build a case but they are met with complications inside and outside the PSNI.Ĭubitt said that he originally was researching another show he was planning on writing and read a book on the BTK ("Bind, Torture, Kill") serial killer, Dennis Rader.
#The fall guy book professional
When it becomes apparent that a serial killer is on the loose, local detectives must work with Stella to find and capture Paul Spector, who is attacking young professional women in the city of Belfast. Metropolitan Police Superintendent Stella Gibson, a senior investigating officer who reviews investigations, is seconded to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to assess the progress of a murder investigation that has remained active for longer than 28 days.