The Critic
Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.
101 mins
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.
Rebecca Gethings
Joan
Debra Gillett
Mrs. Keefe
Jake Neads
Flamineo
Griffin Stevens
Lodovico
Joe Coen
Brachiano
Oliver Shaw
Rowan
Tom Padley
Police Officer
Ed Madden
Ivan Franklin
Nick Moss
Blackshirt
Tom Rouvray
Giovanni
Louis Pieris
Doctor Julio
Aisling Longshaw
Cornelia
Magnus Gordon
Gasparo
Shanika Ocean
Zanche
Ross Armstrong
Oswald Mosley (uncredited)
Cara Ballingall
Daphne (uncredited)
Libbi Fox
Diana Guinness (uncredited)
David Thrower
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Paul Warwick
Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
David Gilbery
Producer
Holly Jenkins
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Judah Getz
ADR Mixer
Beth Pattinson
Executive Producer
Nigel Heath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Gilbery
Executive Producer
Luke Scrase
Executive Producer
Claire Finlay-Thompson
Costume Design
Laura Schiavo
Makeup Designer
Rosalind Grégoire
Art Direction
Naomi George
Executive Producer
Harry White
Executive Producer
Samuel James
Wigmaker
Simon Gershon
Sound Designer
Tom Butterfield
Executive Producer
Shaula Walker
Sound Effects Editor
Lucienne Suren
Production Design
Amanda George
Set Decoration
Heather Andrews
Foley Editor
Bill Kenwright
Producer
David Higgs
Director of Photography
Eléonore Cremonese
Art Direction
Aline Leonello
Art Direction
Colin Gregory
Sound Mixer
Ruth Sullivan
Foley Artist