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Collateral

2018 · 1 season

A sober, slow-burning procedural that feels like a cold, intricate puzzle about power and indifference.

Created by: David Hare
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Vineeta Rishi, Rob Jarvis

Tagline: The truth doesn't take sides.
Overview: When a pizza delivery driver is shot dead in south London, a tenacious detective goes after the people traffickers behind his murder and unravels a conspiracy that goes to the top.

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Created by: David Hare
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Vineeta Rishi, Rob Jarvis

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
immigration
power
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, crime, mystery
Created by: David Hare
Written by: David Hare
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Vineeta Rishi, Rob Jarvis, Nathaniel Martello-White, Ben Miles, John Simm, Billie Piper, Hayley Squires
Music: Ruth Barrett
Length: 1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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