David Wolstencroft: "I wanted to write a thriller set in the legal world that's as much about primal feelings as it is about the twists and turns of the case. David Tennant is one of the most accomplished and iconic actors of his generation. I cannot wait to see him in Will's shoes."
David Tennant starred in the three part drama The Escape Artist on BBC One which was broadcast at 9pm on three consecutive Tuesdays from 29th October 2013. It was broadcast in the US on PBS during the Masterpiece programme on Sundays 15th and 22nd June 2014.
It is directed by Brian Welsh, written by David Wolstencroft (who wrote Spooks) and produced by Endor Productions. Hilary Bevan Jones and Paul Frift are producers and the executive producer is Matthew Read.
The Escape Artist is about Will Burton (David Tennant's character), a junior barrister who specialises in getting people out of tight legal corners. He is in high demand as he has never lost a case but when he gets a notorious prime suspect acquitted in a murder trial, his brilliance comes back to bite him with chilling results.
Ashley Jensen, Toby Kebbell and Sophie Okonedo also star in the drama.
BBC micro website for The Escape Artist.
The BBC press release about David Tennant in The Escape Artist.
The Escape Artist was filmed from Thursday 31st January until Friday 22nd March. The read-through was on Friday 25th January.
The DVD of The Escape Artist was released in the UK on 18th November 2013.
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The Escape Artist is broadcast in France tonight on Cine PolarTV at 8.50pm.
The Escape Artist has its French language premiere in Canada in August. Updated 16/3
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2015 French television channel TF1 will film an adaptation of The Escape Artist with Gregory Fitoussi (Spiral). Updated 30/9
The Escape Artist is broadcast on ETB 2 in Spain today. Updated 12/4
The Netherlands premiere broadcast of The Escape Artist episode three is on NPO2 at 10.35pm tonight. Updated 28/2
The Netherlands premiere broadcast of The Escape Artist episode two is on NPO2 at 10.35pm tonight. Updated 21/2
The Escape Artist episode one premičres in The Netherlands tonight on NPO2 at 10.35pm. Updated 14/2
The Escape Artist is now being broadcast on the on-demand video streaming service CraveTV in Canada. Updated 23/1
Perfect Crime (The Escape Artist) was released on Blu-ray and DVD today in France. Updated 8/1
Unfortunately neither David Tennant or The Escape Artist made the short list for the National Television Awards. Updated 6/1
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2014 Episode 3 of The Escape Artist is on Yle TV1 tonight at 9.55pm in Finland. Updated 14/12
Episode 2 of The Escape Artist is on Yle TV1 in Finland tonight at 9.55pm. Updated 07/12
Tonight Finland starts broadcasting The Escape Artist on YLE TV1. Updated 30/11
David Tennant won BAFTA Scotland Best Actor Television Award for The Escape Artist tonight!!! Updated 16/11
The BAFTA Scotland Awards are announced tonight. David Tennant has been nominated for Actor Television Award for The Escape Artist and writer David Wolestencroft is nominated for The Escape Artist in Writer Film/Television Award.
David Tennant has been nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award for Actor Television for The Escape Artist.
The Escape Artist concludes on Vitaya in Belgium at 9.05 pm tonight. Updated 16/10
David Tennant, The Escape Artist and W1A have been nominated in National Television Awards 2015 longlist. Updated 14/10
Episode one of The Escape Artist is broadcast on Vitaya in Belgium tonight. Updated 9/10
Episode one of The Escape Artist is broadcast in Denmark today at 3.15pm on the station DR2. Updated 7/10
Unfortunately David Tennant did not win the Best Actor Award at the TV Choice Awards tonight for The Escape Artist as Benedict Cumberbatch won. Updated 8/9
The 2014 TV Choice Awards are announced tonight. David Tennant is nominated for The Escape Artist. Updated 8/9
Unfortunately The Escape Artist did not win The Most Popular Foreign Drama Of The Year Award at Seoul International Drama Awards as Sherlock won. Updated 4/9
Seoul International Drama Awards are announced today. The Escape Artist has been entered. Updated 4/9
In New Zealand tonight at 9.30pm on the station SoHo there is the premiere broadcast of episode one of The Escape Artist. Updated 16/7
New Zealand Herald has an article about The Escape Artist with quotes from David Tennant from the BBC press kit. Updated 14/7
David Tennant has reached the final round of voting for Best Actor in the 2014 TV Choice poll.
My San Antonia has a great review of The Escape Artist in general and David Tennant in particular. Updated 22/6
Part Two of The Escape Artist is on Masterpiece tonight on PBS in the US in most areas at 9pm. Updated 22/6
The Escape Artist is currently #2 on US iTunes. Updated 18/6
PBS has posted a new video of David Tennant talking about his character Will Burton in The Escape Artist. Unfortunately the video will only play in the US. Updated 18/6
The Escape Artist is released in US on DVD and Blu-ray today. Updated 17/6
The Denver Post says that 'David Tennant is superb in The Escape Artist.' Updated 15/6
Boston Globe thinks David Tennant is 'excellent' in The Escape Artist. Updated 15/6
Part One of The Escape Artist is on Masterpiece tonight on PBS in the US at 9pm. Updated 15/6
Philly.com has a review of The Escape Artist which uses the phrase 'This is surely David Tennant's moment.' Updated 14/6
New York Times has a review of The Escape Artist with lovely comments about David Tennant. Updated 14/6
SFGate review of The Escape Artist includes 'the characters are interesting and the performances are extraordinary.' Updated 13/6
A review by The AV Club of The Escape Artist (which airs in the US on PBS on Sunday) includes 'David Tennant’s electric performance.' Updated 12/6
Miami Herald headline says 'June is David Tennant month.' It is based on the PBC broadcast of The Escape Artist and the two night event in cinemas of Doctor Who and Wings. Updated 9/6
David Tennant has been nominated for Best Actor in TV Choice Awards long list and The Escape Artist for Best New Drama, plus W1A for Best Comedy.
The Escape Artist is entered in the Seoul International Drama Awards. The winners will be announced on 4th September. Updated 16/5
The Escape Artist is released on DVD in Australia today. Updated 30/4
David Tennant projects won two BAFTA Television Craft Awards tonight as The Day Of The Doctor (Doctor Who) won the Special, Visual & Graphic Effects Award and Broadchurch (composer Olafur Arnalds) won the Original Television Music Award. Updated 27/4
The BAFTA Television Craft Awards are announced tonight. Broadchurch, Doctor Who (The Day Of The Doctor) and The Escape Artist are all nominated for various awards. Updated 27/4
All three episodes of The Escape Artist are broadcast in Japan today. Updated 26/4
There is now a page for The Escape Artist page on the Japanese website WOWOW. Updated 24/4
Amazon now has the cover for the US release of The Escape Artist. Updated 16/4
The Escape Artist will be released in US on DVD & Blu-ray on 17th June. This is just two days after its broadcast on Masterpiece on PBS. Updated 10/4
The Escape Artist DVD will be released in Australia on 30th April. Updated 6/4
There's a great review of the Escape Artist from The Age (in Australia) which includes the phrase 'Tennant can always be relied upon to deliver emotion and heart.' Updated 28/3
The Escape Artist will premiere in the US on PBS Masterpiece on Sunday 15th June at 9pm. Updated 24/3
Broadchurch, The Day Of The Doctor and The Escape Artist are all nominated for various BAFTA Television Craft Awards. The winners will be announced on Sunday 27th April. Updated 24/3
Episode one of The Escape Artist will air in Australia at 9.35pm on the channel SBS One.
A review by The Australian of The Escape Artist (which airs in Australia tomorrow) includes 'big ticks for acting and dialogue but unfortunately not for the plot.' Updated 19/3
The Escape Artist DVD is released today in Germany. The German title is Der Anwalt des Teufels. Updated 18/3
Germany shows all 3 episodes of Der Anwalt des Teufels (The Escape Artist) tonight from 8.15pm on the channel VOX. Updated 15/3
SBS have posted the Australian trailer for The Escape Artist (which airs on Thursday). The trailer plays worldwide. Updated 14/3
The Escape Artist will air in Australia starting on Thursday 20th March at 9.35pm on the channel SBS One. Updated 10/3
WOWOW has reported that it will broadcast The Escape Artist in Japan on 26th April. Updated 8/3
The German trailer for Der Anwalt des Teufels (The Escape Artist) has been posted on Vox. It plays worldwide. Updated 4/3
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