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Paradox was a bold, fast-
This gripping 5 x 60'series for BBC One stars Tamzin Outhwaite (The Fixer, Hotel Babylon) as Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint, who is thrown together with Space Scientist Dr Christian King (Emun Elliott) when a series of rogue images are transmitted from space into his laboratory. The fragmented images appear to be of a major incident but, shockingly, they also suggest it is yet to happen – it's in the future.
Race against time
With each episode of this high-
The reason how, and why, these images are being transmitted to them is a mystery. Forced to intervene in the course of destiny, the underlying question posed throughout Paradox is: "If you could see the future, would you change it?"
Production team
Created and written by Lizzie Mickery (Messiah, The 39 Steps and The State Within),
Paradox is directed by Bafta award-
Here, the production team – producer Marcus Wilson (Whitechapel, Life On Mars), executive
producers Murray Ferguson (Afterlife, Persuasion) from Clerkenwell Films and Patrick
Spence (Five Minutes Of Heaven, Occupation) from BBC Northern Ireland, Lizzie Mickery
and Simon Cellan Jones – discuss the ambition and vision behind the thrilling five-
"We knew there was an appetite for a big, bold, fresh take on the cop show," explains Murray Ferguson, chief executive of Clerkenwell Films. "Something that might be different from the traditional formula of investigating a crime that has already taken place.
"So, we began to consider what if we could find a means of telling that story in reverse? Is there an original and credible way of a police team finding themselves with the knowledge of crimes or disasters happening in the future?"
For Murray and the rest of the Clerkenwell team, the next challenge was to find a
writer who could mould this idea and create a plausible set-
"We wanted the show to feel like it really could happen in the world we all know," continues Murray. "We needed to find a writer who could grab hold of this simple idea and drive it forward, someone who could crack the means of telling it, find the original premise behind it and create the characters and the world."
The clear choice was acclaimed scriptwriter Lizzie Mickery, who has a proven track record in constructing complex, compelling and fascinating plots, illustrated by her gripping stories for Messiah (BBC One).
"I've always been interested in the decisions you're not aware you are making," reveals Lizzie. "You turn left, go home and nothing happens. You turn right and you get hit by a bus.
"Our futures are out there but we all have absolutely no idea of where we are heading. That is where I started with Paradox – the moral and emotional implications of having the ability to change the future."
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BBC series Paradox starring Tamzin Outhwaite & Emun Elliott
Mysterious images of crimes and disasters that have not yet happened are beamed from space
Starring Tamzin Outhwaite, Emun Elliott, Mark Bonnar and Chike Okonkwo.