The Red King (TV series)

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The Red King
GenreCrime drama
Horror
Created by Toby Whithouse
Written byToby Whithouse
Directed byDaniel O'Hara
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Nicola Shindler
  • Toby Whithouse
  • Davina Earl
  • Daniel O'Hara
  • Philippa Collie Cousins
ProducerGuy Hescott
Production company
  • Quay Street Productions
Original release
Network Alibi
Release24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)

The Red King is a 2024 British crime drama television series, created by Toby Whithouse, and starring Anjli Mohindra.

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Synopsis

A police sergeant posted to a small island in Wales tries to solve the case of a missing boy. [1]

Cast

Production

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House in Embleton painted as the John Barleycorn pub

The Red King is written by Toby Whithouse and directed by Daniel O'Hara. The executive producers are Nicola Shindler and Davina Earl for Quay Street Productions, Philippa Collie Cousins for UKTV and writer Whithouse and director Daniel O’Hara. The series is produced by Guy Hescott. [2]

The cast includes Anjli Mohindra, Adjoa Andoh, Marc Warren and Jill Halfpenny, as well as Mark Lewis Jones, Oliver Ryan, Sam Swainsbury, Lu Corfield, James Bamford and Maeve Courtier-Lilley. [3]

Filming took place in Northumberland, and had begun by 19 June 2023. [4] [5] Filming locations included Embleton, Craster, Alnmouth, and Cambois. [6] The Morris dancers featured in the series were from Black Gate Morris. [7]

Broadcast

The series premiered in the United Kingdom on Alibi on 24 April 2024. [8]

Reviews

The Guardian gave it four out of five stars, comparing it favourably with The Wicker Man . They said "The Red King applies entertaining topspin to the road-tested premise, adding yet more rug-pulls and buckets of sarcasm and self-reflexiveness." [9]

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