Collision (TV series)
| Collision | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Anthony Horowitz |
| Written by | Anthony Horowitz and Michael A. Walker |
| Starring | Douglas Henshall Kate Ashfield Paul McGann Lucy Griffiths Phil Davis Jan Francis Sylvia Syms Dean Lennox Kelly Craig Kelly Zoe Telford Claire Rushbrook David Bamber Colin McFarlane Lenora Crichlow |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Eve Gutierrez and Jill Green |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
Collision is a five-part television drama miniseries, which debuted on ITV in November 2009. In the same month, it was also on PBS as a series in two parts. It tells the story of a group of strangers whose lives intertwine following a devastating car crash. The crash opens a number of startling revelations as stories of everything from government cover-ups and smuggling, to embezzlement and murder start to unravel.[1][2] [3]
The series is open-ended, with a number of unresolved issues; moreover, the story is ostensibly resolved in a metafictional manner with a flashback to an incident in the service station and the swatting of a wasp which prevents the initial crash, thus allowing the characters to carry on on their journeys. The wasp as a motif and theme is frequently in evidence throughout the series.
The American broadcast of Collision on PBS's Masterpiece Contemporary was in only 2 episodes, edited from the original 5 hours down to three and one-half hours (210 minutes). The Region 1 (America and Canada) DVD release of Collision contains the shorter version.
Ratings
| Date | Episode | Viewers (millions)[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2009 | 1 | 8.40 |
| 10 November 2009 | 2 | 7.13 |
| 11 November 2009 | 3 | 6.99 |
| 12 November 2009 | 4 | 7.25 |
| 13 November 2009 | 5 | 7.48 |
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Douglas Henshall | DI John Tolin |
| Kate Ashfield | Insp Ann Stallwood |
| Christopher Fulford | DCI Stephen Maitland |
| Jo Woodcock | Jodie Tolin |
| Craig Kelly | Jeffrey Rampton |
| Dean Lennox Kelly | Danny Rampton |
| Zoe Telford | Sandra Rampton |
| Claire Rushbrook | Karen Donnelly |
| Phil Davis | Brian Edwards |
| Jan Francis | Christine Edwards |
| Sylvia Syms | Joyce Thompson |
| Paul McGann | Richard Reeves |
| Lucy Griffiths | Jane Tarrant |
| Lenora Crichlow | Alice Jackson |
| David Bamber | Sidney Norris |
| Nicholas Farrell | Guy Pearson |
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