The Messenger
The dead have come calling.
Overview
The Messenger is the story of Jack’s last melt down: a story of frustration and guilt, love and betrayal, family and blame. Unwillingly becoming embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark, a journalist brutally murdered in the local park and his television presenter wife, Sarah, to whom he’s desperate to say one last goodbye, Jack finds himself getting closer to Sarah, obsessed with passing on Mark’s message. Discovering hidden secrets and lies finally pushes the fragile Jack over the edge but there is hope when his estranged sister, Emma, gets in touch. Jack starts to remember the past they shared together and as the memories come flooding back, he confronts the truth about the death of his father.
Where to watch
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Cast
Robert Sheehan
Jack
Lily Cole
Emma
Joely Richardson
Psychiatrist
David O'Hara
DCI Keane
Tamzin Merchant
Emma
Andrew Tiernan
Father
Alex Wyndham
Martin
Deirdre O'Kane
Mum
Jack Fox
Mark
Rhys Connah
Young Jack
Oliver Heald
Ben
Leo Woodruff
Jumping Man (Uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- David Blair
- Writer
- Andrew Kirk
- Cinematography
- Ian Moss
- Music
- Ian Livingstone