In the Red: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the Red is a comedy crime series that aired on BBC Two. A series of killings of bank managers has London in a turmoil, all the way up to Parliament. And the killer regularly calls about his handiwork, but only to a street-wise, and usually rather tipsy, radio reporter, about to be sacked for his habitual irreverence toward his station and the BBC. And while everything seems to point to a lead singer of a rock group famous for the "In The Red" music which has been connected to the killings, in typical British mystery fashion, there are also other sub-plots to be considered.

Series details

• Title: In the Red
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 1998-05-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-06-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23631
• IMDb ID: tt0158414
• TVDB ID: 85485

Cast and credited roles

• Alun Armstrong — DCI Frank Jefferson
• Victoria Carling — DS Marten
• Richard Griffiths — Geoffrey Crichton Potter
• David Ryall — Max Parker
• John Sessions — Hercules Forestcue
• Lee Ingleby — Paul
• Mark Gatiss — Junior Detective
• Rachel Fielding — Laetitia Tone
• Rebecca Front — Beth Parsons
• Reece Shearsmith — Broadcast Journalist
• Richard Wilson — Lord Tone
• Rik Mayall — Dominic De'Ath

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-05-26; final listed air date 1998-06-09; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from In the Red on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.