''Run'' is a British drama serial created by Jonathan Pearson, Marlon Smith, and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan, and written by Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan for

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. The series premiered on 15 July 2013 and ended on 18 July 2013, and was broadcast on

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on 20 August 2013. The series comprises four episodes, each focused on one character among the four leads - Carol (

Olivia Colman Sarah Caroline Sinclair ( Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Award ...

), Ying (

Katie Leung Katie Leung (born 8 August 1987; ) is a Scottish actress. She first gained fame for playing Cho Chang, Harry Potter's first love interest in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, and subsequently for her roles as Caitlyn Kiramman in the Netflix ...

), Richard (

Lennie James Lennie Michael James is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Morgan Jones in the AMC series '' The Walking Dead'' and in its spin-off, ''Fear the Walking Dead'', and starring as DCI Tony Gates in ''Line of Duty'' series one. Among ...

) and Kasia (

Katharina Schüttler Katharina Schüttler (born 20 October 1979) is a German television and film actress. Her film debut was in the movie ''Die Lok'' in 1992. She is best known internationally for leading roles as Clara Rosenbaum in ''The Promise (2011 TV serial), Th ...

) - and shows how each character's decisions affect that character and the others.

Plot

The series reveals the interconnectedness of apparently separate lives, through the stories of four people faced with choices in a world where survival is never a given.

Cast

* Tara -

Jaime Winstone Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress, best known for her roles in ''Kidulthood'' (2006), ''Goldplated'' (2006), ''Dead Set (TV series), Dead Set'' (2008), ''Donkey Punch (2008 film), Donkey Punch'' (2008), ''Boogie ...

* Carol -

* Richard -

* Ying -

* Kasia -

* Jimmy -

Nav Sidhu Nav Sidhu is a British television, theatre, and film actor. His longest-running television role was as Azim Desai in the Channel 4/ E4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on ...

* Jamal - Gershwyn Eustache Jnr * Tomek - Levan Doran *DC Holt - Marie Critchley *Zak -

Vincenzo Nicoli Vincenzo Nicoli (born 27 July 1958) is a British actor who appears in film, television and theatre. He is best known for roles in blockbuster films, such as Alan Jude in the 1992 science fiction film '' Alien³'' (1992), Enrico Biscaglia in the ...

*Jon Jon - Brad Damon *DC Burgess -

Chris Jarman Chris Jarman is a British stage and television actor. He is the voice-over for E4's '' Tattoo Fixers''. He is also known for providing the voice of The Mechanic in '' Thunderbirds Are Go''. Jarman played Doctor Dillamond, and understudied the rol ...

*Lin - Tina Chiang

Episodes

DVD releases

Reception

The ''Express'' has praised ''Run'', calling it "inventive" and citing Jaime Winstone as a highlight. ''

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'' was slightly more mixed in their review, commenting that: "This gritty, grim drama will win awards but, perhaps, be too hard-going for many."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Run (British TV Series) 2013 British television series debuts 2013 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series Channel 4 television dramas 2010s British television miniseries British English-language television shows Television shows set in London