BBC One’s Roadkill: Time, episodes and cast

Fictional politicians however very actual drama and suspense in BBC One’s new present. (Image: BBC/The Forge/Robert Viglasky)

Beginning tonight, BBC One will air Roadkill, a riveting political thriller from playwright David Hare, who has beforehand written The Hours, starring Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep, and The Reader – which gained Kate Winslet a finest actress Oscar.

Certain to maintain viewers hooked, the brand new collection has attracted a formidable variety of stars for the solid listing.

What’s the collection about and who’s starring – and what time do you have to tune in?

Right here’s what it’s good to know…

What’s Roadkill about?

Celebrating his win in a newspaper libel case, cupboard minister Peter Laurence is summoned to Downing Road to see the Prime Minister Daybreak Ellison, who reveals she is trying to promote him to an workplace of state.

Nonetheless, he’s quickly purchased again all the way down to earth with a bump when his particular adviser Duncan Knock reveals an inmate in a girls’s jail is claiming to have a secret about his previous that might have an effect on his future.

Who’s within the solid of Roadkill?

Right here’s a take a look at a number of the solid showing all through the collection.

Hugh Laurie is again within the Home – however he’s taking part in a unique kind of character (Image: BBC/The Forge/Robert Viglasky)

Hugh Laurie as Peter Laurence

Laurie will play the Conservative cupboard minister who finds his world rocked by accusations.

Hugh Laurie has stated of his character in interviews: ‘He begins the story at mid-cabinet stage as Transport Secretary and has ambitions to maneuver up the greasy pole.

‘The story is in some regards concerning the worth he’s ready to pay to get to the highest place and the worth that he forces everybody else to pay, principally his household but additionally those that pledge their loyalty to him.

‘He’s a person who is comparatively freed from the gravity of guilt and whose life mission is to maintain transferring ahead and to not look again.’

Laurie shall be conversant in viewers for starring within the long-running American medical drama Home – which gained him two Golden Globes and a handful of Emmy nominations.

He additionally discovered a following for his early works alongside Stephen Fry, together with Fry & Laurie and Blackadder.

Helen McCrory as PM Daybreak Ellison

The (fictional) PM has quite a bit to take care of – however not Covid fortunately (Image: BBC/The Forge/Robert Viglasky)

McCrory performs the Prime Minister. Helen McCrory says of her character: ‘she doesn’t realise how harmful he’s. I feel she realises that he’s in style and that he’s extremely bold, as she is, and he’s with out scruples, as she is. However what she doesn’t realise is what number of supporters he has.’

Helen McCrory has performed politics earlier than – having appeared as Cherie Blair within the 2006 film The Queen. She is extra just lately identified for her flip as Polly Grey in Peaky Blinders and Narcissa Malfoy from the Harry Potter motion pictures.

Pip Torrens as Joe Lapidus

Torrens performs Lapidus, a newspaper editor whose newspaper had a courtroom case introduced towards it by Peter Laurence (Laurie).

Torrens previous credit embody The Crown (as Tommy Lascelles), Preacher (as Herr Starr), Poldark (as Cary Warleggan), Deep State (as William Kingsley), Patrick Melrose (as Nicholas Pratt), Versailles (Cassel), Physician Who (as Rocastle).

Sarah Greene as Charmian Pepper

What’s the story between Peter and Pepper? (Image: BBC/The Forge/Robert Viglasky)

Greene performs Pepper, a newspaper reporter, who wrote a narrative about Peter Laurence. He took the newspaper to courtroom and gained the case after Charmian modified her story on the witness stand.

Greene shall be conversant in viewers after just lately starring as Lorraine in Regular Individuals.

The solid additionally contains Pippa Bennett-Warner, Danny Ashok and Patricia Hodge.

What number of episodes will there be?

There shall be 4 episodes of the political thriller.

The primary episode airs Sunday, October 18 – with the remaining episodes following over the subsequent three Sundays.

What time is Roadkill on?

The collection begins tonight, with the primary episode airing at 9pm.

The hour-long episode will air on BBC One, and shall be accessible for catchup on iPlayer.

Street Kill begins tonight at 9pm on BBC One.

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