Roadkill (TV series) explained

Director:	Michael Keillor
Music:	Harry Escott
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	4
List Episodes:	Episodes
Producer:	Andy Litvin
Cinematography:	Wojciech Szepel
Editor:	Dominic Strevens
Runtime:	60 minutes
Company:	The Forge
Network:	BBC One

Roadkill is a British four-part television thriller written and created by David Hare,^[1] and directed by Michael Keillor. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 18 October 2020. In the United States, it was broadcast as part of the Masterpiece anthology series on PBS starting 1 November 2020.

The series stars Hugh Laurie as the Justice Minister whose private life is under fire from his enemies.^{[2] [3] [4]} The series also features Helen McCrory in her final performance before her death in April 2021.

Cast

• Hugh Laurie^{[5] [6]} as Peter Laurence
• Helen McCrory^{[7] [8]} as Dawn Ellison
• Pippa Bennett-Warner^[9] as Rochelle Madeley
• Millie Brady as Lily Laurence
• Ophelia Lovibond as Susan Laurence
• Shalom Brune-Franklin as Rose Dietl
• Iain De Caestecker^[10] as Duncan Knock
• Sarah Greene as Charmian Pepper
• Saskia Reeves as Helen Laurence
• Patricia Hodge as Lady Roche
• Olivia Vinall^[11] as Julia Blythe
• Sidse Babett Knudsen as Madeleine Halle
• Danny Ashok as Luke Strand
• Gbemisola Ikumelo as Steff Frost
• Emma Cunniffe as Sydney
• Caroline Lee-Johnson as Bella Gayle
• Natalie Dew as Alisha Burman
• Anna Francolini as HJ Keane
• Vincenzo Nicoli as George
• Jennifer Hennessy as Bryony Beckett
• Yolanda Kettle as Joy Pelling
• Kate Lamb as Lindsay Storm
• Katie Leung as Margaret Moore
• Pip Torrens as Joe Lapidus
• Alice McMillan as Charlotte Hedge
• Tony Pitts as Mick 'the Mouth' Murray
• Nicholas Rowe as Adam De Banzie
• Sylvestra Le Touzel as Dame Vanessa Pollard

Production

The series was filmed on location in London and Hastings.^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: At last David Hare decides to take Tory politics seriously with Roadkill . 7 October 2020 . . London . Matthew . Moore . Media . 10 October 2020 . subscription . Now Sir David Hare, 73, has acknowledged a gap in his oeuvre: works that take Conservative principles seriously..
2. BBC One releases first look image of Hugh Laurie in Roadkill . 22 July 2020 . BBC . 9 October 2020.
3. Hugh Laurie to star in political thriller Roadkill by David Hare . 22 August 2020 . BBC . 9 October 2020.
4. Web site: Craig . David . Hugh Laurie stars as a scandalous politician in first trailer for BBC One's Roadkill . . 3 October 2020 . 9 October 2020.
5. Roadkill, A major new political thriller for BBC One written by David Hare . 7 October 2020 . BBC . 9 October 2020.
6. Web site: Craig . David . Roadkill writer insists Hugh Laurie's Conservative politician Peter Laurence is 'not based on anyone' . 7 October 2020 . . 9 October 2020.
7. Further cast join Roadkill, David Hare's political thriller for BBC One . 15 November 2019 . BBC . 9 October 2020.
8. BBC Interview with Helen McCrory . 7 October 2020 . BBC . 9 October 2020.
9. BBC Interview with Pippa Bennett-Warner. 7 October 2020 . BBC . 9 October 2020.
10. BBC Interview with Iain De Caestecker . 7 October 2020 . BBC . 9 October 2020.
11. BBC Interview with Olivia Vinall . 7 October 2020 . BBC . 9 October 2020.
12. News: Hugh Laurie gives the thumbs up as the BBC films in St Leonards. 2020-01-09. 2020-10-27. Hastings Observer. JPI Media.
13. Web site: BAFTA TV 2021: The Winners and Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards. Bafta.org. 28 April 2021. en. 2021-06-27.