Red Eye (British TV series)
| Red Eye | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Created by | Peter A Dowling |
| Written by |
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| Screenplay by | Peter A Dowling |
| Directed by | Kieron Hawkes |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Ian Arber |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Peter A Dowling Julie Gardner Lachlan Mackinnon |
| Producers | Kristian Dench Letitia Knight |
| Cinematography | Oli Russell |
| Editors | Josh Cunliffe Emma Marie Cramb |
| Production companies | Bad Wolf Sony Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV ITVX |
| Release | 21 April 2024 |
Red Eye is a six-part British thriller television series, created by Peter A Dowling and starring Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage and Lesley Sharp. It premiered on ITV1 and ITVX on 21 April 2024.
Premise[edit]
The series takes place during an all-night flight between London and Beijing after a British man is extradited to China on suspicion of murder.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Jing Lusi as DC Hana Li
- Richard Armitage as Dr Matthew Nolan
- Lesley Sharp as Madeline Delaney
- Jemma Moore as Jess Li, journalist
- Dan Li as Toni Zhang
- Cash Holland as Ruth Banks
- Tai Yin Chan as Rén Yúnxi
- Thomas Chaanhing as Captain Chén
- Mido Hamada as Mike Maxwell
- Aidan Cheng as Wú
- Lucianne McEvoy as Dr Kate Ward
- Jonathan Aris as John Tennant
- Xiangyi Tan as Tiffany Songyun
- Steph Lacey as Megan Campbell
- Parker Sawyers as Eric Jones
- Daphne Cheung as Mrs Ruan Yue
- Elaine Tan as Shen Zhào
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Kieron Hawkes | Peter A Dowling | 21 April 2024 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Kieron Hawkes | Peter A Dowling | 21 April 2024 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Kieron Hawkes | Peter A Dowling | 21 April 2024 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Kieron Hawkes | Jingan Young | 21 April 2024 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Kieron Hawkes | Peter A Dowling | 21 April 2024 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Kieron Hawkes | Peter A Dowling | 21 April 2024 |
Production[edit]
The six-part series was commissioned by ITVX in June 2023.[2] It is from production company Bad Wolf and created and written by Peter A. Dowling, with episode 4 written by Jingan Young.[3] The series has been directed by Kieron Hawkes. It stars Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage, Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore.[4]
Filming on the aeroplane took place on a static aeroplane in a sound studio. Scenes were also filmed at Stansted Airport. All scenes were shot in and around London, including scenes set in Beijing.[5]
Broadcast[edit]
The series premiered on ITV1 and ITVX on 21 April 2024.[6]
Reception[edit]
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode three stars out of five, dubbing it 'serviceable' and remarking, 'If you watch the first episode you will very likely watch them all and they will slip down a treat. And then you will forget about it until the next time Armitage pops up'.[7] Nick Hilton in The Independent awarded it two out of five stars, finding it 'derivative' and criticizing Armitage's performance.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Ezayd, Shahed (28 February 2024). "Jing Lusi and Richard Armitage will star in Red Eye, a tense flight-based ITV thriller". Stylist. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (23 June 2023). "Richard Armitage, Jing Lusi and Lesley Sharp lead ITVX thriller Red Eye". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Hibbs, James (28 February 2024). "Richard Armitage and Jing Lusi in first look at new thriller Red Eye". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Lewis, George (28 February 2024). "Richard Armitage in first look at new ITV thriller drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Abby (21 April 2024). "Red Eye location guide: Where was the ITV thriller filmed?". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Duke, Simon (11 April 2024). "ITV Vera's Sunday night slot to be taken by new thriller starring Netflix icon". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/21/red-eye-review-the-mile-high-mystery-that-wishes-it-were-hijack
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/red-eye-itv-review-b2531445.html
