| Roadkill | |
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| Genre | |
| Written by | David Hare |
| Directed by | Michael Keillor |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Harry Escott |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Andy Litvin |
| Cinematography | Wojciech Szepel |
| Editor | Dominic Strevens |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | The Forge |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 18 October – 8 November 2020 |
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Roadkill is a British four-part television thriller written and created by David Hare,[1] and directed by Michael Keillor. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 18 October 2020. In the United States, it was broadcast as part of the Masterpiece anthology series on PBS starting 1 November 2020.
The series stars Hugh Laurie as the Justice Minister whose private life is under fire from his enemies.[2][3][4] The series also features Helen McCrory in her final performance before her death in April 2021.
- ^ Moore, Matthew (7 October 2020). "At last David Hare decides to take Tory politics seriously with Roadkill". Media. The Times. London. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
Now Sir David Hare, 73, has acknowledged a gap in his oeuvre: works that take Conservative principles seriously.
- ^ "BBC One releases first look image of Hugh Laurie in Roadkill". BBC (Press release). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Hugh Laurie to star in political thriller Roadkill by David Hare". BBC (Press release). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Craig, David (3 October 2020). "Hugh Laurie stars as a scandalous politician in first trailer for BBC One's Roadkill". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 October 2020.