In the Red (1998)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 3 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A BBC reporter and a police superintendent team up to investigate murders of bank managers in London. They also look into a small political party and a plot against the BBC's director-general.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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