Back in the Red

Craig Charles is set to appear in a new film written by Dean Fischer and Directed by Ben Mole and Lock Stock's Nick Moran. Heres a brief plot outline and the cast list:

Set in real time, 'Ten Minutes' is a Black Comedy all about 'Andy' a high-flying magazine editor, and a ten-minute deadline. Andy, the son of magazine owner Brian Starks, has the task of looking after his fathers top magazine. His main problem is he's well out of his depth. Realising he only holds this position due to a) It is his father's business and b) he blackmailed his sister 'Jessica' into not taking the job as editor in chief. When we join Andy he's in jovial spirits as he is about to meet his first deadline with Ten Minutes spare. All he needs to do is press return on his computer keypad. As he does so a caption appears on the screen asking for the remaining nine images. This sends Andy into a mass panic as he looks franticly for a CD-rom. As he moves backwards to take a wider look, the wheel of his chair smashes the vital CD-Rom. Realising he has no pictures and a deadline of only ten-minutes, he now embarks on a frantic struggle for survival that ends in a downward spiral. Andy now starts to experience the full set of emotions. His morning is beginning to resemble a top class drama, as he attempts to track down the reporters at 1:50am. The predicament he is facing is getting them to stop everything and help him whilst knowing full well no one likes either him or his working methods. Failure could be catastrophic for Andy, as it would make his job untenable, thus leaving his sister and archrival Jessica the prize of Chief Editor of the magazine. The pressure starts to take his toll on Andy, and it begins to send him over the edge. Having experienced every kind of emotion the inconceivable thought of failure becomes reality.

Full Cast and Crew for

Ten Minutes (2003)

Directed by

Ben Mole

Nick Moran

Writing credits

Dean Fisher

Cast (in credits order)

Nick Moran .... Andy

Craig Charles .... Mark

Paul Danan .... Chris

Terri Dwyer .... Jessica

Michael Garner (II) .... Brian

rest of cast listed alphabetically

Steven Elder .... Paul

Rosie Fellner .... Emma

Elizabeth Healy .... Janet

James Holly .... Young Andy

Sven Pannel .... Bill

James Henry Parker .... Security Guard

Marcello Walton .... Rob

Ben Watson (II) .... Cleaner

Anatol Yusef .... Peter

Produced by

Dean Fisher .... producer

Emma Kellachan .... assistant producer

Original Music by

Jon Clayton

Jonathan Czerwick

Jen Macro

Cinematography by

Melissa Byers (II)

Film Editing by

Eoin Martin

Casting by

Gillian Hawser

Art Direction by

Pip Reisch

Costume Design by

Danielle Griffiths

Makeup Department

Carmen Farres .... makeup department head

Henrietta Perry .... assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James Hatch (III) .... third assistant director

Yosune Muguruza .... second assistant director

Alex Solomons .... first assistant director

Art Department

Kevin Eaves .... art department assistant

Michelle Knight .... assistant art director

Kathy Stannard .... art department assistant

Sound Department

John Burns (V) .... boom operator

Stephen Chaplin .... sound recordist

Other crew

Daniel Ainger-White .... runner

Michelle Boswell .... extras coordinator

Peter Clark (VII) .... lighting assistant

Mark Clayton (IV) .... still photographer

Damian Daniel .... focus puller

Ricky Davis (III) .... gaffer

Jason Dully .... camera trainee

Richard James Ellis .... still photographer

Ed Gibson (II) .... lighting assistant

Louise Harris (II) .... script editor

Dave Helmer .... lighting assistant

Neil Heuston .... grip

Gabby Norland .... focus puller

Chin Okoronkwo .... clapper loader

Angelica Pressello .... script supervisor

Alex Rayner .... publicist

Emma Rowe .... wardrobe assistant

David Skelton .... lighting assistant

Adele Springer .... runner

Cat Taylor .... runner

Robert Thom .... location manager

Rebecca Thompson .... runner

Zoe Tolkien .... production coordinator

Derek Walker .... steadicam operator

Jill Worsley .... runner