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| Zen | |
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| Genre | Police drama |
| Based on | Aurelio Zen novels by Michael Dibdin |
| Written by | Simon Burke Peter Berry |
| Directed by | John Alexander (Vendetta) Christopher Menaul (Cabal) Jon Jones (Ratking) |
| Starring | Rufus Sewell Caterina Murino Ben Miles Catherine Spaak Stanley Townsend Ed Stoppard Francesco Quinn Anthony Higgins |
| Opening theme | Adrian Johnston |
| Composer | Adrian Johnston |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Italy Germany |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Andy Harries, Francis Hopkinson, Raffaella Bonivento, Rebecca Eaton, Anne Mensah |
| Producer | Michael Casey |
| Production location | Rome |
| Cinematography | Tony Miller |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Left Bank Pictures, Mediaset, Masterpiece, ZDF |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 2 January – 16 January 2011 |
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Zen is a British television series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF.[1] It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin.[2] The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One.[3] The three films were based on the books Vendetta (1990), Cabal (1992) and Ratking (1988).[4] The series was cancelled by BBC One in February 2011; BBC One controller Danny Cohen later said there were already enough male crime-fighters on TV.[5] Left Bank, the show's producer, tried to find other broadcasters to fund another series but were unsuccessful.[6]
- ^ Conlan, Tara (2 March 2011). "Zen could survive after being sold abroad". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Rufus Sewell confirmed to play Aurelio Zen for BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Vine, Richard (1 January 2011). "Zen and the art of Sunday night television scheduling". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Zen". Left Bank Pictures. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "BBC One controller to cull male crime-fighters". BBC. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ Conlan, Tara (22 February 2011). "BBC1 axes Rufus Sewell detective drama Zen". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2011.