In the Red
26/05/1998
In the Red is a three-part BBC Two black comedy crime miniseries adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from Mark Tavener's novel of the same name, which had been inspired by the writer's early experiences working for the BBC and the Liberal Party. The serial stars 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.
TV Show Information
Warren Clarke
as George Cragge
Alun Armstrong
as DCI Frank Jefferson
Victoria Carling
as DS Marten
Richard Griffiths
as Geoffrey Crichton Potter
Sally Phillips
as Jemma White
Patrick O'Kane
as Andrew James
Simon Godley
as Henry Potts
James McCarthy
as Bamber Simpson
Rebecca Front
as Beth Parsons
David Ryall
as Max Parker
Richard Wilson
as Lord Tone
Rachel Fielding
as Laetitia Tone
John Sessions
as Hercules Fortescue
Siobhan Redmond
as Ms Sin
Rik Mayall
as Dominic De'Ath
