Plot: Prison transport officer Amber is tasked with escorting a trained killer and high-value inmate to court to testify against his elite crime syndicate. When the convoy is ambushed, she shackles herself to him, and they are forced to go on the run.
Series 1 of Prisoner was Good.
Pros: I was right the plot was simple to follow. I like watching the pairing of Tibor & Amber going through this journey throughout. The two lead worked in their roles respectively. THE Pegasus crime syndicate were really well developed. Sam Troughton had more of a role to play as Will & the twist that caught me out guard.
Cons: The death of Stone’s mother wasn’t impactful. The drama goes too competitive. A lot of SEF security unit were literally in until the last two episodes and I was sad seeing tibor gets short at the end.
Genre: Thriller
Created by Matt Charman
Written by Matt Charman, Haleema Mizra
Directed by Otto Bathurst, Pia Strietmann
Starring: Tahar Rahim, Izuka Hoyle, Leonie Benesch, Finn Bennett, Laurie Davidson, Ken Nwosu, Sam Troughton, Kitty Reed, Daniel Betts, Selorm Adonu, Brían F. O’Byrne, Catherine McCormack & Eddie Marsan.
Music by
Executive producers: Matt Charman, Foz Allan, Otto Bathurst
Producer: Barney Reisz
Production companies: Sky Studios, Binocular Productions
Network: Sky Atlantic
Casts & Characters:
Main
- Tahar Rahim as Tibor Stone, a genius hitman and witness against Dempsey
- Izuka Hoyle as Amber Todd, a prison transport officer for SEF Security Services
- Leonie Benesch as Nina Drâgus, an assassin trained by Stone working for Dempsey
- Finn Bennett as Olly Hatton, Amber’s husband and the father of her daughter, Mia
- Laurie Davidson as Declan Dempsey, Harrison’s son
- Ken Nwosu as Phil Hawkins, a supervisor for SEF Security Services
- Sam Troughton as Will O’Neill, an agent with the National Crime Unit
- Kitty Reed as Jade Butler, a prison transport officer for SEF Security Services
- Daniel Betts as Marcus Turner, a prison transport officer for SEF Security Services
- Selorm Adonu as Jamal Azumah, a prison transport officer for SEF Security Services
- Brían F. O’Byrne as Harrison Dempsey, the leader of organised crime group Pegasus
- Catherine McCormack as Josephine Campbell, Director of the National Crime Unit
- Eddie Marsan as Alex Tebbit, Director of Operations for the National Crime Unit
Supporting
- Steven Elder as Joe Sutherland, a prison transport officer for SEF Security Services
- Jessica Barker-Wren as Nancy Howard, an agent with the National Crime Unit
- Youssef Kerkour as Miles Zahidi, Harrison Dempsey’s lieutenant
- Marie Bunel as Carla Dumont, Stone’s estranged mother
- Michele Austin as Kelly Douglas, Amber’s mother in prison for armed robbery
Guest
- Lisa Palfrey as Tara Evans, a criminal associate of Kelly Douglas
- Ace Bhatti as Viraj Mundhra, the Home Secretary
I recommend watching this series on your Sky TV or on now tv.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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