In the Red (TV series)

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.

In the Red
GenreCrime drama, black comedy
Created byMalcolm Bradbury
Based onIn the Red
by Mark Tavener
StarringAlun Armstrong
Victoria Carling
Sally Phillips
Warren Clarke
David Ryall
Richard Griffiths
Rebecca Front
Stephen Fry
John Bird
Reece Shearsmith
Patrick O'Kane
Theme music composerSlinkyhead
ComposerJonathan Whitehead
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerJon Plowman
ProducerSarah Smith
Production locationsLondon, England, UK
Running time57 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release26 May (1998-05-26) –
9 June 1998 (1998-06-09)
Related
In the Red (1995)
Absolute Power

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.[1]

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.

References

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  1. ^ "In the Red". radiohaha. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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