Crime and Punishment (2002 TV series)

Crime and Punishment
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Fyodor Dostoevsky
Written by	Tony Marchant
Directed by	Julian Jarrold
Starring	John Simm Ian McDiarmid Shaun Dingwall Geraldine James Kate Ashfield Lara Belmont Mark Benton Katrin Cartlidge
Composer	Adrian Johnston
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	Kate Harwood Jane Tranter
Producer	David Snodin
Cinematography	Eigil Bryld
Editor	Chris Gill
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	BBC Worldwide
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	12 February (2002-02-12) – 13 February 2002 (2002-02-13)
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Crime and Punishment is a two-part British television crime drama series based upon the 1866 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky, which first broadcast on BBC2 on 12 February 2002.^[1] The novel was adapted for television by playwright Tony Marchant, and was directed by Julian Jarrold.^[2]

John Simm stars as Rodya Raskolnikov, a former student who plans the murder of a pawnbroker to alleviate his financial problems, but also as an existential exercise, feeling himself able to commit such acts without guilt, remorse or justification.^[3] The series was broadcast over two consecutive nights, airing in the 9:00-10:30pm slot. The series was released on DVD on 25 August 2008, via 2|Entertain.^[4]