Our world is regularly rocked by tragic events and senseless acts of violence that tear families apart and bring unspeakable sadness to many families. These acts of violence always ratchet up emotions and actions that are directed at anyone who resembles to the perps, although have no connection to them and may not agree with their ideology. Next of Kin TV Series on itv follows a typical modern British family and their challenges when multiple acts of violence across continents rocks their world.
Next of Kin TV Series Cast
Natasha Narayan writes a gripping family drama set in the backdrop of bombings and murders directed by Justin Chadwick. The series premiered in itv January and will be aired on Sundance Now later in the year.
Next of Kin (2018)
Developed By: Paul Rutman and Natasha Narayan
Directed by: Justin Chadwick
Cast: Archie Panjabi, Jack Davenport, Shabana Azmi, Viveik Kalra
Network: itv, Sundance Now
Air Date: 8th January 2018, 9 PM
Next of Kin TV Series Plot
Next of Kin TV Series follows whip-smart doctor Mona Harcourt (Panjabi) who lives in London with
political lobbyist husband Guy (Davenport), son Sammi and mother, Mrs Shirani. Highly ambitious and fiercely loyal, she has a happy home life and a close relationship with her extended family. The second of four siblings, she was born in Pakistan but moved to London with her family when she was young.
When a bomb goes off in London on the same day that her brother, Kareem, is abducted and murdered in Pakistan, Mona’s charmed life is shaken to its core. Mona’s family are a large, extended clan – close despite geographical distances. The London members of the family tend to live in each other’s pockets. Yet when things go wrong, the silences and misunderstandings in their lives threaten to tear them apart.
The situation escalates when Mona realises that her brother’s son Danish – known as Danny – has
vanished from university and is being linked to both the bombing and the murder of his father. With
the family facing accusations and becoming embroiled in a tangled web of betrayal and conspiracy,
Mona finds herself confronted with the ultimate dilemma: how far would you go to keep your family
safe?
Next of Kin TV Series Review
The series opens with an intense episode as we see Mona’s world go from a celebratory mood to that of sadness and uncertainty in the first hour. Performances by the cast compliment the tense, dark mood that the director manages build in the first episode.
Intense and fast paced, the series hooks the audience within the hour and promises to give you edge-of-the-seat entertainment and you have many more questions than answer and can’t stop to wonder who could be the mastermind and are all the events related to each other.
Next of Kin TV Series Trailer
Watch this trailer of Next of Kin TV series on Sundance Now and tell us if you like the new drama.
Next of Kin TV Series Episodes
Can’t wait to find out what’s happening on the show? Take a peek inside the first couple of episodes with or Next of Kin TV Series episode guide.
Episode 1
On the same day that a terrorist attack brings London to a standstill, GP Mona Harcourt receives the
devastating news that her brother Kareem has been kidnapped on his way home to the UK from his
charity clinic in Lahore.
Mona and her family’s horror is aggravated by the attentions of the police counter terrorism unit and
their interest in Kareem’s teenage son Danny. Danny has not been seen at university for six weeks, and
Mona is determined to find him before the police do.
Episode 2
Having secretly made contact with Danny in Lahore, Mona is approached by police counter terrorism
chief Vivien Barnes to travel to Pakistan and identify Kareem’s body.
Despite her husband Guy’s resistance, Mona immediately flies to Pakistan and tries to make contact
with Danny. However, when she absconds from a Lahore mortuary to make contact with Danny, Mona’s
search leads her to a remote part of the city and grave danger.
Episode 3
Episode 4
With the police operation a fatal failure and Danny still trapped in the confines of a terrorist organisation, Mona agrees to become a tasked witness for the police.
However, her arrest has repercussions for the rest of her family and Guy’s professional life is put in jeopardy.
Mona attempts to make amends and play the good wife to impress Guy’s clients, but a phone call from Danny draws her back into the police operation, and her faith in Danny’s innocence is put to its most severe test.
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