Eleventh Hour (2005) Production: TV Miniseries Producer: ITV and Granada Director: Terry McDonough, Roger Gartland Scriptwriter: Stephen Gallagher, Mike Cullen, Simon Stephenson Cast: Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen Film Role: Professor Ian Hood (lead)

Synopsis: Professor Ian Hood is called in by the British government to tackle disasters caused by modern science. Eleventh Hour is an investigative series set against a background of contemporary science. Every story involves a human crisis, and every crisis arises out of a current scientific development. The stories are tales of suspense, races to avert disaster, the stories of individuals caught up in the unforeseen consequences of progress.

Filmed in Manchester, UK from May to July 2005.

UK Airdates on ITV:
Episode One - January 19, 2005
Episode Two - January 26, 2005
Episode Three - February 2, 2005
Episode Four - February 9, 2005

Related links:
DVD Review (10/12/2006) — Jerusalem Post
DVD Review (9/26/2006) — DVDTalk.com
Firm Back on TV with Star Turn Patrick (1/19/2006) — Huddersfield Examiner
Patrick Stewart Is The Man of The Hour (1/17/2006) — Reuters
Science Takes Its Rightful Place In The TV Schedules (1/17/2006) — Guardian
Cometh Eleventh Hour (1/14/2006) — The Scotsman
I'm Boldly Going Back To The Box (1/5/2006) — The Daily Record - Interview
SFX Magazine - Issue #136 (11/1/2005) — Star Patrick Stewart interviewed
SFX Magazine - Issue #135 (10/1/2005) — Scriptwriter Steve Gallagher interviewed
Some Production Photos (5/12/2005) — Rex Features
ITV Drama Begins Shooting 5/9/05 (5/6/2005) — CS1Media.net
Captain Picard Returning to The Box (4/11/2005) — MovieHole
Stewart to Star in Stephen Gallagher's New Edgy ITV Series (4/10/2005) — Cult TV
Star Trek's Patrick to Beam In For Drama (4/9/2005) — Manchester Evening News
Luc Who's Taking On The Doctor (4/8/2005) — The Daily Record
Who's The Trekkie? (4/8/2005) — Mirror
Patrick Stewart to Star in New ITV Suspense Series (4/6/2005) — The Alien Online
StephenGallagher.com (4/5/2005) — Project Announcement