Cobra (British TV series)
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]
| 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) |
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| 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 | |
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 | N/A |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Hans Herbots | Ben Richards | 24 January 2020 | N/A |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Hans Herbots | Ben Richards | 31 January 2020 | N/A |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Al Mackay | Ben Richards | 7 February 2020 | N/A |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Al Mackay | Ben Richards | 14 February 2020 | N/A |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Al Mackay | Ben Richards | 21 February 2020 | N/A |
Ratings
The Telegraph gave the first episode 3/5 stars and called it a gripping thriller, yet "implausible and clichéd".[7]
See also
- Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms, abbr. COBR, nicknamed Cobra
- List of fictional Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
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.
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