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Created by Malcolm Bradbury Composer(s) Jonathan Whitehead Final episode date 9 June 1998 Number of episodes 3 Executive producer Jon Plowman | 8.1/10 IMDb Theme music composer Slinkyhead First episode date 26 May 1998 Network BBC Two Program creator Malcolm Bradbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Crime drama, black comedy Based on In the Red
by Mark Tavener Starring Alun Armstrong
Victoria Carling
Sally Phillips
Warren Clarke
David Ryall
Richard Griffiths
Rebecca Front
Stephen Fry
John Bird
Reece Shearsmith
Patrick O'Kane Similar Absolute Power, The Green Man, Porterhouse Blue, Dalziel and Pascoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Red is a three-part BBC Two black comedy-crime drama series featuring Warren Clarke as BBC Reporter George Cragge and Alun Armstrong as Police Superintendent Frank Jefferson, investigating a series of murders of London bank managers, a small political party contesting a by-election, and a plan to overthrow the Director-General of the BBC.
The series was adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from Mark Tavener's novel of the same name (Hutchinson, 1989), which had been inspired by the writer's early experiences working for the BBC and the Liberal Party.
Following the conclusion of the series, the characters of Charles Prentis, played by Stephen Fry, and Martin McCabe, played by John Bird, who also appeared in the radio adaptation of the book (BBC Two, 1995-1999), were featured in their own spin-off series Absolute Power (BBC Radio 4, 2000-2006/BBC Two, 2003-2005), which was also created and written by Tavener.