Born to Kill (TV series)

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Born to Kill
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Genre Thriller
Created byTracey Malone
Kate Ashfield
Written byTracey Malone
Kate Ashfield
Directed byBruce Goodison
Starring
Composer Samuel Sim
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersRoderick Seligman
Jake Lushington
ProducerLucy Robinson
CinematographyJoel Devlin
Sam Care
Running time60 minutes
Production company World Productions
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release20 April (2017-04-20) 
11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)

Born to Kill is a British television drama, produced by World Productions, that was first broadcast on Channel 4 from 20 April to 11 May 2017. [1] The four-part serial stars Jack Rowan as Sam Woodford, a seemingly ordinary 16-year-old schoolboy who harbours secret psychopathic tendencies. The series also stars Romola Garai as Sam's mother, Jenny; Lara Peake as Sam's girlfriend, Chrissie; Earl Cave as Sam's only friend, Oscar; Daniel Mays as Chrissie's father, Bill; and Richard Coyle as Sam's father, Peter. The series was written and created by Tracey Malone and Kate Ashfield, becoming Malone's second original television production following Rillington Place . The series is distributed worldwide by BBC Worldwide. [2]

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The series serves as Rowan's first leading television role, having only previously appeared as a regular character in Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands . The series achieved average viewing figures for its time slot, with 2.43 million viewers tuning in for episode one, and a slight drop to 1.74 million for episode two. [3] The complete series was released on DVD on 12 June 2017. [4]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byBritish air dateUK viewers
(million)
1"Episode 1"Bruce GoodisonTracey Malone & Kate Ashfield20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)3.11
The arrival of new girl Chrissy triggers some alarming behaviour in apparently well-balanced schoolboy Sam.
2"Episode 2"Bruce GoodisonTracey Malone & Kate Ashfield27 April 2017 (2017-04-27)2.28
With the death at the hospital causing suspicion, Sam must tread carefully. Jenny summons the courage to face a threat from the past.
3"Episode 3"Bruce GoodisonTracey Malone & Kate Ashfield4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)2.16
When Sam exposes Jenny's dark secret her world begins to unravel. Sam comes face to face with his father and Jenny finally begins to understand her son's true nature.
4"Episode 4"Bruce GoodisonTracey Malone & Kate Ashfield11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)2.18
With Sam's father released from prison, Jenny makes a desperate effort to get to the bottom of Sam's increasingly dangerous behaviour. But is she too late?

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References

  1. "Born to Kill - All 4". www.channel4.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017.
  2. Productions, World. "Born To Kill - World Productions". World Productions. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB".
  4. "Born to Kill". Amazon UK. 12 June 2017.