TV series · 1998
In the Red
First aired 26 May 1998 Crime / Comedy / Drama TMDB ↗
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.
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Warren Clarke
as George Cragge
Alun Armstrong
as DCI Frank Jefferson
Richard Griffiths
as Geoffrey Crichton Potter
John Sessions
as Hercules Fortescue
Siobhan Redmond
as Ms Sin
Rebecca Front
as Beth Parsons
Patrick O'Kane
as Andrew James
Sally Phillips
as Jemma White
Simon Godley
as Henry Potts
James McCarthy
as Bamber Simpson
Rachel Fielding
as Laetitia Tone
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Keith Barron
as Jim Wilkes
David Ryall
as Max Parker
Richard Wilson
as Lord Tone
Geoffrey McGivern
as Clarence Twist
James Saxon
as Oswald Twist
Stephen Fry
as Controller, Radio 2
Rik Mayall
as Dominic De'Ath
Kevin Eldon
as Porno Shop Owner
Steve Pemberton
as Lawrence Boot-Heath
Reece Shearsmith
as Broadcast Journalist
Victoria Carling
as DS Marten