David Tennant's Quality Control (1996): New Developments in the Search for a Lost Short Film
A little over ten years ago, I started trying to learn more about Quality Control, a short film David Tennant made in the mid-1990s. At the time, I knew almost nothing about it. There was no copy available to view, the BFI didn't hold one, and information about it was scarce enough that I wasn't even certain who had made it. I wanted to bang my head against a wall.
Over the last year, though, that changed in ways I never could have anticipated.
I tracked down writer-director Hannah Lewis and author Duncan McLean, whose short story inspired the film. Between them, they located surviving VHS copies and, even more remarkably, the original 16mm print. The film has since been digitized, restored from those original elements, and I've finally been able to watch it for myself.
But the biggest news is this: Hannah has given her blessing for Quality Control to be shared with David's fans!!!
I've written a new article about everything that happened after the film was rediscovered, and I'm delighted to say that after all these years, you're finally going to get the opportunity to see Quality Control for yourselves.
I promise -- I'll have more information on its release very soon.
Unexpected discoveries, recovered memories, and the next chapter in the story of one of David's rarest surviving short films.
