Collision (TV series)

Collision (TV series)
Collision
Genre Drama Thriller
Creator Anthony Horowitz
Directed by Marc Evans
Produced by Eve Gutierrez and Jill Green
Written by Anthony Horowitz and Michael A. Walker
Starring Douglas Henshall
Kate Ashfield
Paul McGann
Lucy Griffiths
Phil Davis
Jan Francis
Sylvia Syms
Dean Lennox Kelly
Craig Kelly
Zoe Telford
Claire Rushbrook
David Bamber
Colin McFarlane
Lenora Crichlow
Country  United Kingdom
Original channel ITV
No. of episodes 5

Collision is a five-part television drama miniseries, which debuted on ITV in November 2009. In the same month, it was also on PBS as a series in two parts. It tells the story of a group of strangers whose lives intertwine following a devastating car crash. The crash opens a number of startling revelations as stories of everything from government cover-ups and smuggling, to embezzlement and murder start to unravel.[1][2][3]

The series is open-ended, with a number of unresolved issues; moreover, the story is ostensibly resolved in a metafictional manner with a flashback to an incident in the service station and the swatting of a wasp, which precipitates the initial crash, thus allowing the characters to carry on on their journeys. The wasp as a motif and theme is frequently in evidence throughout the series.

The original British broadcast of Collision was edited from the original 5 hours (shown in five parts) down to three and a half hours (210 minutes, shown in two parts). The American broadcast on PBS's Masterpiece Contemporary, the Australian broadcast on ABC1 and the Region 1 (America and Canada) DVD release all featured the shortened version.[4] In Australia, Foxtel and Austar's W Channel will air Collision in its original format of five 45-minute episodes (excluding advertisements), commencing Tuesday, 15 March 2011.[5]

Contents

Cast

Actor Role
Douglas Henshall DI John Tolin
Kate Ashfield Insp Ann Stallwood
Christopher Fulford DCI Stephen Maitland
Jo Woodcock Jodie Tolin
Craig Kelly Jeffrey Rampton
Dean Lennox Kelly Danny Rampton
Zoe Telford Sandra Rampton
Claire Rushbrook Karen Donnelly
Phil Davis Brian Edwards
Jan Francis Christine Edwards
Sylvia Syms Joyce Thompson
Paul McGann Richard Reeves
Lucy Griffiths Jane Tarrant
Lenora Crichlow Alice Jackson
David Bamber Sidney Norris
Nicholas Farrell Guy Pearson

Episodes

Episode Original air date UK Viewers (millions)[6]
"Episode 1" 9 November 2009 8.40
"Episode 2" 10 November 2009 7.13
"Episode 3" 11 November 2009 6.99
"Episode 4" 12 November 2009 7.25
"Episode 5" 13 November 2009 7.48

References

  1. ^ "Collision ITV Drama Series". Douglas Henshall. http://www.douglashenshall.com/Douglas_Henshall_Collision.html. Retrieved 8 January 2011. 
  2. ^ "ITV greenlights Anthony Horowitz ‘collision’ drama | TV Scoop". TV Scoop. 18 July 2008. http://www.tvscoop.tv/2008/07/itv_greenlights.html. Retrieved 8 January 2011. 
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ Knox, David. "Airdate: Collision". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/01/airdate-collision.html. Retrieved 7 January 2011. 
  5. ^ [w Channel: Collision Synopsis|http://www.wchannel.com.au/tvshows/synopsis.aspx?s=201]
  6. ^ "BARB". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. http://www.barb.co.uk/. Retrieved 8 January 2011. 

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