''Collateral'' is a four-part British television drama serial produced by The Forge for the

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, created and written by David Hare, and directed by S.J. Clarkson. The series was Hare's first original series for television, despite having written for the

since 1973. Piers Wenger, the BBC's head of drama, described the series as "a contemporary and thought-provoking state-of-the-nation thriller that pushes the boundaries of what audiences expect." The series, described by Hare as "a police procedural without any of that police attitudinising", stars

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as DI Kip Glaspie, assigned to investigate the shooting of a

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rider in inner-city southwest London. The ensuing story explores a complex web of characters who are all somehow connected with the story, which addresses attitudes to immigration with the maltreatment of refugees and immigrants by both uncaring people-traffickers and indifferent state agencies alike.

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stars as Glaspie's partner, DS Nathan Bilk.

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and

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are also credited as principal members of the cast. The series was first broadcast on

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on 12 February 2018 and was distributed worldwide via

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, which brought

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on board to co-finance the series and release it internationally on 9 March 2018. Dazzler Media released a DVD of the series on 26 March 2018.

Cast

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Kip Glaspie *

as David Mars MP,

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as Karen Mars, Mars's ex-wife *

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Jane Oliver, a vicar in Mars's constituency *

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as Linh Xuan Huy, Oliver's girlfriend and principal witness of the murder of Abdullah Asif *

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Nathan Bilk *

Ben Miles Benjamin Charles Miles (born 29 September 1966) is an English actor, best known for his starring role as Patrick Maitland in the television comedy '' Coupling'', from 2000 to 2004, as Montague Dartie in '' The Forsyte Saga'', from 2002 to 2003, ...

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Jack Haley, DI Glaspie's senior officer *

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as Detective Constable Rakhee Shah *

Rob Jarvis Robert S Jarvis (born 1965) is an English television and film actor. He is best known for his roles as Eddie in ''Hustle'' the long-running BBC series, Graham Shand in ''Luther'' and as Russell Posner in ''Emmerdale''. He currently plays the part ...

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Euan Johnson *

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as Fuzz Gupta, the area forensic manager *

Hayley Squires Hayley Squires (born 16 April 1988) is an English actress and playwright, best known for her work in the Ken Loach film '' I, Daniel Blake''. Squires has also appeared in ''Call the Midwife'' (2012), '' Southcliffe'' (2013), ''Complicit'' (2013 ...

as Laurie Stone, the manager of ''Regal Pizza'' *

Brian Vernel Brian Vernel is a Scottish actor best known for his film role as Bala-Tik in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), as Odda the Younger in the TV series ''The Last Kingdom'' (2015), and Billy Wallace in British gangster series '' Gangs of L ...

as Mikey Gowans, delivery rider at ''Regal Pizza'' *

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as Fatima Asif, elder sister of murder victim, Abdullah Asif * July Namir as Mona Asif, pregnant younger sister of murder victim, Abdullah Asif *

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Sandrine Shaw, in the

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of the

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Tim Dyson, Cpt. Shaw's senior officer *

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as Phoebe Dyson, the wife of Maj. Dyson *

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as Xan Schofield, a British Army psychiatrist *

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as Peter Westbourne, former Royal Artillery officer and owner of ''Pimlico Travel'' *

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as Eleanor Shaw, the mother of Cpt. Shaw * John Heffernan as Sam Spence, M.I.5 agent *

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as Berna Yalaz, human-trafficker and undercover M.I.5 agent *George Georgiou as Mehmet Akman, a human-trafficker and childhood friend of Yalaz *

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as Monique, the political office manager of Mars MP *

Saskia Reeves Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress, known for her roles in films including '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) , ''I.D.'' (1995), and '' Our Kind of Traitor'' (2016), in the 2000 miniseries '' Frank Herbert's Dune'', and in TV seri ...

as Deborah Clifford MP,

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and of the Labour Party *

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as Suki Vincent, a

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presenter and girlfriend of Mars MP *

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as Jill Leong, a television news reporter *

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as Alice Stone, Stone's disabled mother

Episodes

Critical reception

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, the series holds an approval rating of 79%. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Collateral''s social commentary is sometimes overbearing, but strong performances cut through an overcrowded script to suggest that good intentions can count for something." ''

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'' called it "an addictive murder mystery", while ''First Post'' said it "manages to ask important questions but doesn't provide any answers".

Accolades

In March 2019, ''Collateral'' received two nominations at the

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in "Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction" and "

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" for

References

External links

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