Run (British TV series)

Run is a British drama serial created by Jonathan Pearson, Marlon Smith, and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan, and written by Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan for Channel 4. The series premiered on 15 July 2013 and ended on 18 July 2013, and was broadcast on Hulu on 20 August 2013. The series comprises four episodes, each focused on one character among the four leads - Carol (Olivia Colman), Ying (Katie Leung), Richard (Lennie James) and Kasia (Katharina Schüttler) - and shows how each character's decisions affect that character and the others.

Plot
The series reveals the interconnectedness of apparently separate lives, through the stories of four people faced with choices in a world where survival is never a given.

Cast

 * Tara - Jaime Winstone
 * Carol - Olivia Colman
 * Richard - Lennie James
 * Ying - Katie Leung
 * Kasia - Katharina Schüttler
 * Jimmy - Nav Sidhu
 * Jamal - Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
 * Tomek - Levan Doran
 * DC Holt - Marie Critchley
 * Zak - Vincenzo Nicoli
 * Jon Jon - Brad Damon
 * DC Burgess - Chris Jarman
 * Lin - Tina Chiang

Reception
The Express has praised Run, calling it "inventive" and citing Jaime Winstone as a highlight. The Scotsman was slightly more mixed in their review, commenting that: "This gritty, grim drama will win awards but, perhaps, be too hard-going for many."