Payback is a six-part British crime thriller television series broadcast weekly on ITV1 from 4 October 2023, executive produced by Jed Mercurio and starring Morven Christie and Peter Mullan.
| Payback | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Created by | Debbie O'Malley |
| Screenplay by | Debbie O'Malley |
| Directed by | Jenny Darnell Andrew Cumming |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jed Mercurio Madonna Baptiste Polly Hill Debbie O'Malley Diederick Santer |
| Producer | Eric Coulter |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Release | 4 October – 8 November 2023 |
Synopsis
editFollowing the murder of her accountant husband, a woman learns that he had been laundering money for criminal organisations.[1]
Cast
edit- Peter Mullan as Cal Norris
- Morven Christie as Lexie Noble
- Prasanna Puwanarajah as DC Jibran Khan
- Derek Riddell as DCI Adam Guthrie
- Steven Mackintosh as Malky Roberts
- Eileen Duffy as Doris Szabo
- Jack Greenlees as Aaron Morris
- Andi Osho as DI Jean Royce
- Steven Miller as DS Rob Livingston
- Henry Pettigrew as Rufus Hayes
- Julie Graham as Connie Morris
- Anneika Rose as Rowena Hayes
- Grace Chilton as DC Alice Hardys
Production
editThe six-part series was created by Debbie O'Malley and had Madonna Baptiste and Jed Mercurio as executive producers for HTM Television. O'Malley drew inspiration in part from a true-life unsolved crime in Nairn, Scotland of the Murder of Alistair Wilson, a banker shot dead on his doorstep in 2004. Mercurio was keen to examine the role of accountants and accountancy in illegal operations following the leak of data from the Panama Papers scandal. The series had an advisor named Kenny Thomson, a former DCI in financial crime for Police Scotland.[2] The series was also executive produced by O’Malley and Diederick Santer on behalf of BritBox International and Polly Hill for ITV Studios. Eric Coulter was series producer.[3]
The series had Jenny Darnell as the lead director, with Andrew Cumming also directing episodes. Filming took place near Glasgow in Scotland.[4][5]
The cast is led by Morven Christie and Peter Mullan, and also includes Prasanna Puwanarajah, Derek Riddell, Steven Mackintosh, Andi Osho, Steven Miller, Eileen Duffy, Jack Greenlees Henry Pettigrew, Grace Chilton and Julie Graham.[6]
Broadcast
editThe series was broadcast weekly in the United Kingdom on ITV1 between 4 October and 8 November 2023.[7][8]
Reception
editGerard Gilbert in the i praised the lead performances saying that the "excellent but unshowy Christie belongs in the same pantheon as Nicola Walker and Vicky McClure" while…Peter Mullan "returns to his menacing best".[9] Lucy Mangan in The Guardian also praised the cast, saying that it "offers the inordinate pleasure of watching quality, understated actors do their quality understated work, without a weak link among them".[10]
References
edit- ^ "Morven Christie tells Graham Norton about her new crime drama Payback". Virginradio. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Craig, David (4 October 2023). "Is Payback based on a true story? Writer explains inspiration". Raduo Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (1 September 2022). "'Payback': 'Line Of Duty's Jed Mercurio Among Partners Behind ITV & Britbox International Crime Drama; Morven Christie, Peter Mullan & Prasanna Puwanarajah Lead Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Baker, Emily (4 October 2023). "Morven Christie: 'Payback was a supposedly women-led project, but Jed Mercurio had the final say'". inews. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Chang, Tom (7 February 2024). "Payback Director Andrew Cummings on Working on Scottish Crime Drama". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Craig, David (4 October 2023). "Meet the cast of ITV drama Payback". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Payback's Peter Mullan on why actors and 'crooks' are 'two sides of the same coin'". Virgin Radio. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Craig, David (8 November 2024). "Will there be a Payback season 2? News and speculation on ITV drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Gilbert, Gerard (4 October 2023). "What's on TV tonight: Morven Christie stars opposite Peter Mullan in ITV1 financial thriller Payback". inews. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (4 October 2023). "Payback review – every actor in this gangland drama oozes quality". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2024.