The Interceptor
| The Interceptor | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Tony Saint |
| Written by | Tony Saint |
| Starring |
O. T. Fagbenle Ewan Stewart Lorraine Ashbourne Jo Joyner Robert Lonsdale Anna Skellern Jeany Spark Trevor Eve Gary Beadle |
| Composer(s) | Paul Thomson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sarah Brown Tony Saint |
| Producer(s) | Patrick Schweitzer |
| Cinematography | Sam McCurdy |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC Drama Productions |
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| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 10 June – 29 July 2015 |
| External links | |
| BBC website | |
The Interceptor is a British drama television serial that was first broadcast on BBC One from 10 June until 29 July 2015. The eight-part series was written by Tony Saint and made by BBC Drama Productions. The series was cancelled by the BBC after one series following negative reception from critics.
The series is about a new law enforcement team tasked with hunting down some of Britain's most wanted criminals. The series is inspired by the book of the same name which details the career of former customs agent Cameron Addicott, co-written by Kris Hollington.
Special Agent Marcus "Ash" Ashton (Fagbenle), a HM Revenue and Customs agent and his partner Tommy (Lonsdale) capture a drugs shipper in an operation at London Waterloo station. Whilst his boss is happy with a conviction of 3 kg of cocaine, Ash wants a larger criminal. During the subsequent operation, Tommy is severely injured in a resultant car accident, and Ash is then suspended. Subsequently approached in a pub by Cartwright (Stewart), the head of top-secret UNIT (Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team), on first entering UNIT's HQ he meets a familiar face, his Customs training officer Valerie (Ashbourne).
The Interceptor was commissioned by Ben Stephenson and Danny Cohen.The executive producer is Sarah Brown and the producer is Patrick Schweitzer. Filming began in London in March 2014, with David Gyasi cast in the lead role, but he left the production after injuring his leg. With OT Fagbenie recast in the lead role, filming re-commenced in April 2014. Part of the filming took place in Gravesend, at Nell's Cafe, which doubled for a cafe called 'Planet Thanet'. with the UNIT base scenes filmed on location in Keybridge House, a decommissioned British Telecom building in Vauxhall. The Interceptor was the first BBC production which purposefully used only electric powered cars behind the camera, using a fleet of five leased Vauxhall Ampera's.
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