Plot: DS Hana Li investigating a deadly conspiracy at the U.S. Embassy in London during a party for a new ambassador, involving a lockdown, assassinations, and a bomber threatening a plane, forcing her to team up with old rival Clay Brody to uncover a plot against UK-China relations, all while revealing secrets about her past and her mother’s death, as a mysterious killer known as “Fox” strikes.
I was so looking forward to this second series.
Series 2 of Red Eye was Really Good.
Pros: The story was different compared to the first series. I feel for the drama and tension throughout all 6 episodes. Series 2 is continuing expanding upon How it delivered on the excitement & intensity. Hana Li has given regression this series. I shock by the twists & turns and how they successfully completed the mission at the end.
Cons: The pacing took a while to get going. I wasn’t that font of the music choices in this series. Not that that much action & how its ending on a cliffhanger.
Genre: Crime thriller, Political thriller
Created by Peter A Dowling
Written by Peter A Dowling, Jingan Young
Screenplay by Peter A Dowling
Directed by Kieron Hawkes
Starring: Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage, Lesley Sharp & Jemma Moore.
Music by Ian Arber
Executive producers: Peter A Dowling, Julie Gardner, Lachlan Mackinnon
Producers: Kristian Dench, Letitia Knight
Cinematography: Oli Russell
Editors: Josh Cunliffe, Emma Marie Cramb
Production companies: Bad Wolf, Sony Pictures Television
Network: ITV, ITVX
Casts & Characters:
Main
- Jing Lusi as Hana Li, a Hong Kong born Detective Constable (later Detective Sergeant) in the Metropolitan Police
- Richard Armitage as Mr Matthew Nolan (series 1, guest series 2), a vascular surgeon
- Lesley Sharp as Madeline Delaney, the Director-General of MI5
- Jemma Moore as Jess Li, a journalist and Hana’s younger half-sister
- Jonathan Aris as John Tennant, a senior MI6 official and later Director-General of the Homeland Security Group
- Cash Holland as Ruth Banks, an MI5 official
- Steph Lacey as Megan Campbell, an MI5 analyst
- Robert Gilbert as Supt. Simon O’Brian, Hana’s boss at the Met Police
Series 2
- Martin Compston as Clay Brody, a Scottish-American DSS Regional Security Officer at the US Embassy in London and former SAS soldier
- Nicholas Rowe as Alex Peterson, the UK Defence Secretary
- Trevor White as Ronald Tillman, the newly appointed US Ambassador to the UK and former CEO of AM Aeronautics
- Sarah Junillon as Liv Lewis, a new Agent DSS at the US Embassy in London
I recommend watching this new series on ITVX.
Rating: 8 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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