In the Red(TV show/series, 1998)

Name: In the Red
Genre: Crime
Released: 1998

1h per episode | Genre: Crime

Mini series in 1 season with 3 episodes

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

In the Red is a three-part BBC Two black comedy-crime drama 1998 series featuring Warren Clarke as BBC Reporter George Cragge and Alun Armstrong as Police Superintendent Frank Jefferson, investigating a series of murders of London bank managers, a small political party contesting a by-election, and a plan to overthrow the Director-General of the BBC. The series was adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from Mark Tavener's novel of the same name (Hutchinson, 1989), which had been inspired by the writer's early experiences working for the BBC and the Liberal Party. Following the conclusion of the series, the characters of Charles Prentis, played by Stephen Fry, and Martin McCabe, played by John Bird, who also appeared in the radio adaptation of the book (BBC Two, 1995-1999), were featured in their own spin-off series Absolute Power (BBC Radio 4, 2000-2006/BBC Two, 2003-2005), which was also created and written by Tavener. ()

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About In the Red

A series of killings of bank managers has London in a turmoil, all the way up to Parliament. And the killer regularly calls about his handiwork, but only to a street-wise, and usually rather tipsy, radio reporter, about to be sacked for his habitual irreverence toward his station and the BBC. And while everything seems to point to a lead singer of a rock group famous for the "In The Red" music which has been connected to the killings, in typical British mystery fashion, there are also other sub-plots to be considered.

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In the Red Seasons and Episodes

05/26/1998Season 1 - 3 episodes

When bank managers start turning up dead all over London, it causes concern in many quarters. Scotland Yard copper Frank is desperate to track down the killer, while BBC radio reporter George Cragge is hard on his heels.

#1 | 05/26/1998Part One

A serial killer has begun murdering bank managers. BBC radio crime correspondent George Cragge gets involved after fielding calls from the killer while broadcasting on Radio 4.

#2 | 06/02/1998Part Two

After murdering an MP in the House of Commons, the killer makes a veiled threat to Cragge on air.

#3 | 06/09/1998Part Three

The mysterious Andrew James is "fast-tracked" to an Old Bailey trial for the Bank Manager murders.

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: London

Made by: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 05/26/1998

Last episode released on: 06/09/1998

Cast: Alun Armstrong

Composer: Jonathan Whitehead

Keywords: dark comedy, murder, reporter, police detective

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