The Trick (2021)
The Trick tells the story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who back in 2009 found himself at the eye of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism. With time running out against an unseen enemy, The Trick looks at the potentially devastating consequences to humanity from climate change denial; how a media storm undermined public confidence in the science and how the concept of ‘truth’ took a back seat causing us to lose a decade of action.
Director: Pip Broughton
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Jason Watkins as Phil Jones |
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Victoria Hamilton as Ruth Jones |
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George MacKay as Sam Bowen |
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Jerome Flynn as Neil Wallis |
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David Calder as Sir David King |
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Adrian Edmondson as Edward Acton |
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Pooky Quesnel as Stella Acton |
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Rhashan Stone as Gareth Ellmann |
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Justin Salinger as DSI Julian Gregory |
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Andrew Dunn as Graham Stringer |
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Anwyn Sheers as Young Lily Jones |
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Kevin McCurdy as Conference Host |
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Story Addiscott as Baby Rose Bowen |
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Aneirin Hughes as Trevor Davies |
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Tara Divina as DS Anita Suppiah |
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Dan Emrys-Thomas as Bill Harvey |
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Chris Larkin as Chris Sear |
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Richard Elfyn as Richard Girling |
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Amber Rose Revah as Lisa Tremble |
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Pınar Öğün as Copenhagen Reporter |
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Stuart Milligan as Senator James Inhofe |
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Maria Pride as CS Rebecca Weeks |
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Billy Hartman as Select Committee Chairman |
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Elizabeth Bennett as Teenage Lily Jones |
| Directing | Pip Broughton | Director |
| Writing | Owen Sheers | Writer |
| Sound | Helen Faulkner | Foley Editor |
| Production | Sam Jones | Casting |
| Sound | Ian Tapp | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Rory Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kevin Jones | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline Edwards Mua | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alyn Waterman | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Emma Butt | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Agustín Casola | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Patrick O'Boyle | Boom Operator |
| Production | Owen Sheers | Executive Producer |
| Art | Stephen Nicholas | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Noble | Makeup Trainee |
| Production | Ben Irving | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Shane Tremlin | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Laurence Love Greed | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Katie Harman | Set Decoration |
| Production | Adrian Bate | Producer |
| Production | Llyr Morus | Line Producer |
| Sound | Martín Scaglia | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Paul McFadden | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah-Jane Perez | Costume Design |
| Directing | Michael Curtis | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Matt Coster | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Robert Edwards | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Freyja Elsy | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Steve Miller | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Hugh Tieppo-Brunt | Orchestrator |
| Editing | Matt Mullins | Colorist |
| Sound | Doug Sinclair | Sound |
| Production | Richard Price | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lili Smith | Production Runner |
| Production | Shelley Rees | Production Coordinator |