War and devastation have marked the first quarter of the new millennium. And although terrorism has affected every continent in some degree, mutual distrust and political motives keep fueling the proxy wars. The biggest victims of these distributed wars are the natives who lose everything for no fault of their own and are shunned by all for fear of more violence and destruction. Collateral TV series on BBC Two takes a look at how these migrants suffer in native and foreign lands through a murder investigation.
Collateral TV Series Cast
David Hare writes and develops this new mystery about a Syrian immigrant’s murder and the resulting uproar that impacts the very people who have shunned them and created a insular wall around themselves.
Collateral (2018)
Created By: David Hare
Cast: Carey Mulligan, John Simm, Nicola Walker, Billie Piper, Jeany Spark
Network: BBC Two, Netflix
Air Date: February 12 2018, 9 PM
Collateral TV Series
Collateral TV Series follows DI Kip Glaspie as she investigates the murder of Abdullah Asif. Collateral takes us through various British institutions – the police, the Church, politics, the army, and, most especially, through our weird and shaky detention system – and asks why so many organizations seem deliberately structured in a way which prevents individuals being allowed to exercise their own judgements and standards. Why are we feeling dis-empowered?
Collateral TV Series Episodes
Can’t wait to find out more about the murder? Take a quick peek at the first couple of episodes of the series in our Collateral Episode guide.
Episode 1
he detective in charge, DI Kip Glaspie (Carey Mulligan), quickly discovers that the pizza manager Laurie Stone (Hayley Squires), inexplicably sent Syrian refugee Abdullah instead of regular driver Mikey Gowans (Brian Vernel). At the crime scene, KIP dismisses pushy reporter Robert Walsh (Mark Umbers), and is briefed by her partner DS Nathan Bilk (Nathanial Martello-White).
The killing seems professional, but the only witness – a young woman strung out on drugs on the street corner – gives the police a false name and address. Local MP David Mars (John Simm) arrives to comfort his ex-wife Karen (Billie Piper), the customer of the fatal pizza delivery.
Kip and Nathan track down Abdullah’s home, a set of garages, to find his sisters, Fatima (Ahd Kamel) and Mona (July Namir). The sisters are scared and Kip’s convinced they’re hiding something.
Meanwhile Mikey takes a beating from two men he tries to warn about the police investigation. And manageress Laurie returns home to care for her ageing mum… unaware that two shady figures are watching her every move.
Episode 2
Sandrine (Jeany Spark) returns to her army desk job, under the threatening gaze of Major Dyson (Robert Portal), and works through her troubled past in Afghanistan with therapist Xan (Adrian Lukis).
Pizza manager Laurie has gone missing. Searching Laurie’s home, a fatigued Kip discovers a hidden stash of cash.
Meanwhile Nathan (Nathaniel Martello-White) discovers Mikey is using Regal Pizza to deliver drugs. Clues continue to build as David reveals to Kip that Linh (Kae Alexander) thought the killer was a woman.
Kip and Nathan interview Fatima at Harsfleet with MI5 operative Sam Spence (John Heffernan) in attendance. Fatima claims Abdullah was killed because he had an explosive piece of information…
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