Coma (2024 TV series)

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Coma
GenreDrama
Created byBen Edwards
Written byBen Edwards
Alex Smith
Directed byMichael Samuels
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers Ash Atalla
Alex Smith
Marianna Abbotts
Production companies
Original release
Network Channel 5
Release18 March (2024-03-18) 
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)

Coma is a 2024 British television drama series. Starring Jason Watkins and Jonas Armstrong, it aired on Channel 5 in March 2024.

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Synopsis

A family man has an out-of-character confrontation with a gang of local youths and must face the consequences of his actions. [1]

Cast

Production

The series was commissioned in October 2023 by Channel 5. It is produced by Roughcut Television and CBS Studios. Written and created by Ben Edwards, the executive producers for Roughcut Television are Alex Smith, Marianna Abbotts and Ash Atalla. The director is Michael Samuels. [2]

The series was filmed in the Hungarian city Budapest. [3] The cast is led by Jason Watkins and Claire Skinner, best known for their roles as DS Dodds and CS Mary Ormond respectively in the ITV crime drama, McDonald & Dodds , playing a married couple. [4]

Broadcast

The four-part series was broadcast on consecutive nights on Channel 5 from 18 March 2024. [5] According to BARB 7-day data, the series averaged 3.2 million viewers across its four episodes.

Reception

Lucy Mangan in The Guardian gave the series four stars and described it as "excruciatingly tense in its authenticity". [6] Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph praised the casting, saying that Watkins was "entirely believable as a mild-mannered everyman pushed to his limits.” [7] Carol Midgley in The Times described it as "intensely addictive". [8]

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References

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