FlashForward: The Gift

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"The Gift"
Series FlashForward Season 1, Episode 7
Air date	November 5th, 2009
Writers	Lisa Zwerling; Ian Goldberg
Director	Nick Gomez
Producers	Jeff Betancourt; Jessika Borsiczky; Brannon Braga; Cathy M. Frank; Vince Gerardis; David S. Goyer; Marc Guggenheim; Seth Hoffman; Cleve Landsberg; Mark H. Ovitz; Dawn Prestwich; Samantha Thomas; Ralph Vicinanza; Nicole Yorkin; Lisa Zwerling
Starring	Joseph Fiennes; John Cho; Jack Davenport; Zachary Knighton; Peyton List; Dominic Monaghan; Brian F. O'Byrne; Courtney B. Vance; Sonya Walger; Christine Woods
Episode guide
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"The Gift" is the seventh episode of season one of the science fiction drama series FlashForward, and the seventh episode of the series overall. It was directed by Nick Gomez with a script written by Lisa Zwerling and Ian Goldberg. It first aired on ABC on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 8:00 pm.

Cast

Starring

Actor	Role
Joseph Fiennes	Mark Benford
John Cho	Demetri Noh
Jack Davenport	Lloyd Simcoe
Zachary Knighton	Doctor Bryce Varley
Peyton List	Nicole Kirby
Dominic Monaghan	Simon Campos
Brian F. O'Byrne	Aaron Stark
Courtney B. Vance	Stanford Wedeck
Sonya Walger	Doctor Olivia Benford
Christine Woods	Janis Hawk

Guest Starring

Actor	Role
Christine Woods	Janis Hawk
Lee Thompson Young	Al Gough
Genevieve Cortese	Tracy Stark
Mark Famiglietti	Mike Willingham
Callum Keith Rennie	Jeff Slingerland
Alex Kingston	Fiona Banks
Gabrielle Union	Zoey Andata

Co-Starring

Actor	Role
Lennon Wynn	Charlie Benford
Cynthia Addai-Robinson	Debbie
Myron Natwick	Romanchak
Clint Culp	Jack Barrow
Gigi deLeon	Nadine
Gary "G. Thang" Johnson	James
Jonathan Levit	Martin Dewey
Ryan Wynott	Dylan Simcoe
Kiyoko Yamaguchi	Suki
Dave B. Mitchell	Attorney
Reila Aphrodite	Hitomi
Erin Pickett	DWP employee
Yûko Takeuchi	Keiko Arashida

Notes & Trivia

• FlashForward was created by David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer.

• Teleplay writer Ian B. Goldberg is credited as Ian Goldberg in this episode.

• This is the final appearance of Al Gough; dies in this episode.

• Actress Christine Woods is credited in this episode, but does not make an actual appearance.

• Actresses Erin Pickett and Yûko Takeuchi are uncredited in this episode.

• Camera operator Stephen Collins is credited as Steph Collins in this episode. This is his third episode on the series.

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Crew

David S. Goyer - Executive producer; Creator Brannon Braga - Executive producer; Creator Jessika Borsiczky - Executive producer Vince Gerardis - Executive producer Ralph Vicinanza - Executive producer Byron Balasco - Co-executive producer Timothy J. Lea - Co-executive producer Lisa Zwerling - Co-executive producer Mark H. Ovitz - Producer Jeff Betancourt - Co-producer Cathy Frank - Co-producer

Seth Hoffman - Co-producer Cleve Landsberg - Co-producer Paul Rabwin - Co-producer Samantha Thomas - Co-producer Dawn Prestwich - Consulting producer Nicole Yorkin - Consulting producer Ramin Djawadi - Composer Jeffrey Jur - Director of photography Avi Youabian - Editor Wendy O'Brien - Casting Stephen Storer - Production designer

See also

FlashForward FlashForward pages FlashForward images

FlashForward episodes FlashForward characters FlashForward cast & crew

External Links

"The Gift" at IMDB "The Gift" at the TV IV "The Gift" at ShareTV.com

"The Gift" at TV.com guide "The Gift" at TV Rage.com "The Gift" at the FlashForward Wiki

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