Born to Kill | |
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Genre | Thriller |
Created by | Tracey Malone Kate Ashfield |
Written by | Tracey Malone Kate Ashfield |
Directed by | Bruce Goodison |
Starring | |
Composer | Samuel Sim |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Roderick Seligman Jake Lushington |
Producer | Lucy Robinson |
Cinematography | Joel Devlin Sam Care |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | World Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 20 April – 11 May 2017 |
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]
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]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | British air date | UK viewers (million) | |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Bruce Goodison | Tracey Malone & Kate Ashfield | 20 April 2017 | 3.11 | |
The arrival of new girl Chrissy triggers some alarming behaviour in apparently well-balanced schoolboy Sam. | ||||||
2 | "Episode 2" | Bruce Goodison | Tracey Malone & Kate Ashfield | 27 April 2017 | 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 Goodison | Tracey Malone & Kate Ashfield | 4 May 2017 | 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 Goodison | Tracey Malone & Kate Ashfield | 11 May 2017 | 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? |