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*[[Con O'Neill (actor)|Con O'Neill]] as Harry Rowntree, the [[communist]] leader of the Lorry Drivers Union |
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*[[Alexandre Willaume]] as Edin Tosumbegovic, a [[Bosnian War]] survivor and friend of Marshall |
*[[Alexandre Willaume]] as Edin Tosumbegovic, a [[Bosnian War]] survivor and friend of Marshall |
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*[[Jonathan Harden]] as DI Miller, a detective investigating the death of a teenage friend of Ellie. |
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==Episodes== |
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Revision as of 08:57, 26 February 2020
| COBRA | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ben Richards |
| Written by | Ben Richards |
| Starring | Robert Carlyle Victoria Hamilton Richard Dormer David Haig Marsha Thomason |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Joe Donaldson |
| Editor | Matt Sandford |
| Production company | New Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky One |
| Release | 17 January 2020 – present |
Cobra is a British drama series on Sky One that premiered in January 2020.[1] The six part series is written by Ben Richards and stars Robert Carlyle as prime minister, Victoria Hamilton, and David Haig.[1][2][3]
Plot
When Europe is about to be hit by a solar flare members of the British Government must put their differences aside and work together to restore power after outages lay much of Britain into the dark.
Cast
- Robert Carlyle as Robert Sutherland, the Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party
- Victoria Hamilton as Anna Marshall, the Downing Street Chief of Staff and former war correspondent
- David Haig as Archie Glover-Morgan, the Home Secretary
- Richard Dormer as Fraser Walker, the Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat
- Lucy Cohu as Rachel Sutherland, a lawyer and wife of Robert Sutherland
- Marisa Abela as Ellie Sutherland, the daughter of Robert and Rachel
- Edward Bennett as Peter Mott, the Downing Street Press Secretary
- Marsha Thomason as Francine Bridge, a policy adviser and former Labour Party MP
- Steven Cree as Stuart Collier, the Chief Constable of Tyneside Police
- Angus Wright as General Rodney Pickering, Chief of Defence Staff
- Ellie Kendrick as Stephanie Lodge, a Civil Contingencies Secretariat officer
- Emmanuel Imani as James Odubajo, a Civil Contingencies Secretariat officer
- Lisa Palfrey as Eleanor James, Head of the Joint Intelligence Committee
- Charlie Carrick as Scott Minett, a former soldier and leader of the Peoples Justice Movement
- Con O'Neill as Harry Rowntree, the communist leader of the Lorry Drivers Union
- Alexandre Willaume as Edin Tosumbegovic, a Bosnian War survivor and friend of Marshall
- Jonathan Harden as DI Miller, a detective investigating the death of a teenage friend of Ellie.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] | U.S viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 January 2020 | N/A |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 January 2020 | N/A |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 January 2020 | N/A |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 February 2020 | N/A |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 February 2020 | N/A |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 February 2020 | N/A |
Ratings
The Telegraph gave the first episode 3/5 stars and called it a gripping thriller, yet "implausible and clichéd".[5]
References
- ^ a b Powell, Emma. "London is on fire as residents face death in first look at Sky One drama Cobra". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pictures, Cobra | New. "Cobra | New Pictures". www.newpictures.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ White, Peter; White, Peter (14 March 2019). "'Once Upon A Time's Robert Carlyle & 'The Crown's Victoria Hamilton To Star In British Political Thriller 'Cobra' For Sky". Deadline. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "COBRA – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (17 January 2020). "COBRA, episode 1 review: implausible and clichéd, but this propulsive thriller gripped". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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