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In the Red (TV series)

In the Red
Genre Crime drama, black comedy
Created by Malcolm Bradbury
Based on In the Red
by Mark Tavener
Starring Alun Armstrong
Victoria Carling
Sally Phillips
Warren Clarke
David Ryall
Richard Griffiths
Rebecca Front
Stephen Fry
John Bird
Reece Shearsmith
Patrick O'Kane
Theme music composer Slinkyhead
Composer(s) Jonathan Whitehead
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 3
Production
Executive producer(s) Jon Plowman
Producer(s) Sarah Smith
Location(s) London, England, UK
Running time 57 minutes
Release
Original network BBC Two
Picture format 14:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 26 May (1998-05-26) – 9 June 1998 (1998-06-09)
Chronology
Related shows In the Red (1995)
Absolute Power

In the Red is a three-part BBC Two black comedy-crime drama series featuring Warren Clarke as BBC Reporter George Cragge and Alun Armstrong as Police Superintendent Frank Jefferson, investigating a series of murders of London bank managers, a small political party contesting a by-election, and a plan to overthrow the Director-General of the BBC.

The series was adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from Mark Tavener's novel of the same name (Hutchinson, 1989), which had been inspired by the writer's early experiences working for the BBC and the Liberal Party.

Following the conclusion of the series, the characters of Charles Prentis, played by Stephen Fry, and Martin McCabe, played by John Bird, who also appeared in the radio adaptation of the book (BBC Two, 1995-1999), were featured in their own spin-off series Absolute Power (BBC Radio 4, 2000-2006/BBC Two, 2003-2005), which was also created and written by Tavener.


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