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Genre Crime drama Original language(s) English Final episode date 4 March 2003 | 8.7/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 14 January 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Jimmy GardenerRobert Jones Directed by Morag McKinnonKenneth Gleenan Starring Lennie JamesStephen WaltersConor McIntyreJane HazlegroveNeil BellSmug RobertsNeil Fitzmaurice Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buried is a British television drama series, produced by World Productions for Channel 4 and originally screened in 2003. The programme starred Lennie James as Lee Kingley, who is serving a long prison sentence in order to protect a member of his family from a violent criminal. Critically well-received, the programme won the Best Drama Series category at the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) in 2004. The series has never been released on DVD.
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Reception
It was suggested midway through the series run that it was unlikely to be recommissioned because of poor ratings. The series averaged just 1 million viewers and an 8% audience share in its 10.35pm Tuesday night slot. A Channel 4 spokesperson said: "It's a good piece of drama, but the audiences haven't been as good as the critical response," the source said.