Cobra (British TV series)

Cobra
Genre	Political drama
Created by	Ben Richards
Written by	Ben Richards
Starring	Robert Carlyle; Victoria Hamilton; Richard Dormer; David Haig; Marsha Thomason
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Charlie Pattinson; Willow Grylls; Elaine Pyke; Ben Richards;
Producer(s)	Joe Donaldson
Editor(s)	Matt Sandford
Running time	47 minutes
Production company(s)	New Pictures
Distributor	Sky Vision
Release
Original network	Sky One
Original release	17 January 2020 –; present
External links
	Website
	Production website

Cobra is a British drama series on Sky One that premiered in January 2020.[1] The six part series is written by Ben Richards and stars Robert Carlyle and Victoria Hamilton.[1][2][3] In February 2020, it was renewed for a second series.[4]

Plot

When Europe is about to be hit by a solar flare members of the British Government must put their differences aside and work together to restore power after outages lay much of Britain into the dark.

Cast and characters

Robert Carlyle as Robert Sutherland, the Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party
Victoria Hamilton as Anna Marshall, the Downing Street Chief of Staff and a former war correspondent
David Haig as Archie Glover-Morgan, the Home Secretary
Richard Dormer as Fraser Walker, the Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat
Lucy Cohu as Rachel Sutherland, a lawyer and wife of Robert Sutherland
Marisa Abela as Ellie Sutherland, the daughter of Robert and Rachel
Edward Bennett as Peter Mott, the Downing Street Press Secretary
Marsha Thomason as Francine Bridge, a policy adviser and former Labour Party MP
Steven Cree as Stuart Collier, the Chief Constable of Tyneside Police
Angus Wright as General Rodney Pickering, Chief of Defence Staff
Ellie Kendrick as Stephanie Lodge, a Civil Contingencies Secretariat officer
Emmanuel Imani as James Odubajo, a Civil Contingencies Secretariat officer
Lisa Palfrey as Eleanor James, Head of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Charlie Carrick as Scott Minett (series 1), a former soldier and leader of the People's Justice Movement
Con O'Neill as Harry Rowntree, the communist leader of the Lorry Drivers Union
Alexandre Willaume as Edin Tosumbegovic, a Bosnian War survivor and friend of Marshall
Jonathan Harden as DI Miller, a detective investigating the death of a teenage friend of Ellie.
Max Parker as John Cripps

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by [5]	Original air date [6]	U.S viewers (millions)
1	"Episode 1"	Hans Herbots	Ben Richards	17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)	N/A
2	"Episode 2"	Hans Herbots	Ben Richards	24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)	N/A
3	"Episode 3"	Hans Herbots	Ben Richards	31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)	N/A
4	"Episode 4"	Al Mackay	Ben Richards	7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)	N/A
5	"Episode 5"	Al Mackay	Ben Richards	14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)	N/A
6	"Episode 6"	Al Mackay	Ben Richards	21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)	N/A

Ratings

The Telegraph gave the first episode 3/5 stars and called it a gripping thriller, yet "implausible and clichéd".[7]

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References

Powell, Emma. "London is on fire as residents face death in first look at Sky One drama Cobra". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
Pictures, Cobra | New. "Cobra | New Pictures". www.newpictures.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
White, Peter; White, Peter (14 March 2019). "'Once Upon A Time's Robert Carlyle & 'The Crown's Victoria Hamilton To Star In British Political Thriller 'Cobra' For Sky". Deadline. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
Jeffery, Morgan (12 February 2020). "Cobra season 2 is coming to Sky One". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
"COBRA – Production Website". New Pictures. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
"COBRA – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Hogan, Michael (17 January 2020). "COBRA, episode 1 review: implausible and clichéd, but this propulsive thriller gripped". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

External links

Cobra on IMDb

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[:0-1] Powell, Emma. "London is on fire as residents face death in first look at Sky One drama Cobra". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[2] Pictures, Cobra | New. "Cobra | New Pictures". www.newpictures.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[3] White, Peter; White, Peter (14 March 2019). "'Once Upon A Time's Robert Carlyle & 'The Crown's Victoria Hamilton To Star In British Political Thriller 'Cobra' For Sky". Deadline. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[4] Jeffery, Morgan (12 February 2020). "Cobra season 2 is coming to Sky One". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[Writer-5] "COBRA – Production Website". New Pictures. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[NE-6] "COBRA – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[7] Hogan, Michael (17 January 2020). "COBRA, episode 1 review: implausible and clichéd, but this propulsive thriller gripped". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2020.