Red eyes (ITV 1)
You’ll never want to turn left again. Economy class may be cramped, noisy and depressing, but at least the cabin crew aren’t actively trying to murder you.
On an overnight flight to Beijing, in Red Eye, handsome surgeon Dr. Matthew Nolan (Richard Armitage) was served a vegan meal laced with poison, while a passenger with a concealed gun sat behind him and a sinister stowaway stalked the aisles. .
Three of the doctor’s colleagues were with him in the first-class cabin, surrounded by menacing security men. A fourth who refused to board was kidnapped in the airport parking lot and put in the back of a van.
Frankly, one has to wonder if it’s worth paying so much extra for the upgrade, if that’s how they’re going to treat it.
At the end of the first episode, a poor passenger was dead. He made the mistake of eating the vegan option intended for Nolan. This is a good rule of thumb when traveling: just consume what everyone else has. It’s safer.
On a red-eye flight to Beijing, in Red Eye, handsome surgeon Dr. Matthew Nolan (Richard Armitage) was served a vegan meal laced with poison, while a passenger with a concealed gun sat behind him and a sinister stowaway lurked around the corners. hallways.
Jing Lusi (right) plays Metropolitan Police DC Hana Li, tasked with keeping our hero handcuffed during the “red-eye” flight.
Much of the six-episode series was filmed on a small set to replicate the claustrophobia of an airplane.
Red Eye is a traditional thriller, starting at top speed with a chase, a crash, an arrest, a getaway and another chase. It never stops for a moment
Across town at MI5 headquarters, Lesley Sharp (pictured) is the spy chief charged with maintaining good relations with China, at least until they have signed a deal to build a nuclear power station in the English countryside. .
Red Eye is a traditional thriller, starting at top speed with a chase, a crash, an arrest, a getaway and another chase. It never stops for a moment.
We don’t know anything about the doctor except that he claims to be a “vascular surgeon” (no, me neither) and that he is accused of a crime he didn’t commit. There is no need for flashbacks of his troubled childhood or complex psychological motives. He is innocent and the bad guys want him dead. What else do you need?
Jing Lusi plays Metropolitan Police DC Hana Li, tasked with keeping our hero handcuffed during the “red-eye” flight. We know a little more about her, as she felt the need to explain to her boss, when he handed her the assignment, that she 1) was born in Hong Kong, 2) grew up in the UK from the age of five, and 3) doesn’t want to. go to China.
‘Because of what happened to your mother?’ asks his boss. With such a gift of tact and sensitivity, he should apply for the diplomatic protection squad.
Across town at MI5 headquarters, Lesley Sharp is the spy chief tasked with maintaining good relations with China, at least until they’ve signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant in the English countryside. The doctor is one of her bargaining options: Chinese police claim she let a young woman die in a drunken car accident (he didn’t do it! He’s innocent!), and they want him extradited .
All we know about Mrs. M is that she has a husband in a catatonic coma and a chauffeur named Philip.
Oh, and for unspecified reasons, there’s a leather couch in his battleship-sized office. Maybe all the secret agents crowd there with soda and popcorn to watch James Bond DVDs.
As ineffably silly as it is, this six-parter moves at the speed of an intercontinental airliner. I am with you throughout the journey.
Happy weekend returns: BBC2 turned 60 on Saturday. In fact, the first night of 1964 was a disaster thanks to a blackout. The aunt did well to celebrate with an evening of comedies and music: four hours of exams would not be much of a party.
