In Flight (TV series)

In Flight
Screenplay by	Mike Walden Adam Randall
Directed by	Chris Baugh
Starring	Katherine Kelly
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Anna Burns Tony Wood Richard Tulk-Hart Rebecca Dundon Simon Judd Chris Baugh Mike Walden Adam Randall
Producer	Brendan Mullin
Production companies	Fremantle Buccaneer Media
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	12 August (2025-08-12) – 21 August 2025 (2025-08-21)

In Flight is a British television crime thriller drama series, airing on Channel 4 from 12 to 21 August 2025 and starring Katherine Kelly.

Premise

The son of a flight attendant is arrested and she is blackmailed into drug smuggling. ^[1]

Cast

• Katherine Kelly as Jo Conran
• Stuart Martin as Cormac Kelleher
• Ashley Thomas as Dominic Delaney
• Bronagh Waugh as Melanie Delaney
• Harry Cadby as Sonny Conran
• Corinna Brown as Kayla Brown
• Julia Brown as Amy McCallum
• Ambreen Razia as Zara Gregston
• Charis Agbonlahor as D.I. Shana Wright
• Shaheen Jafargholi as Jordan Black

Production

Katherine Kelly leads the cast. ^[2] The cast also includes Stuart Martin, Ashley Thomas, Bronagh Waugh, Harry Cadby, Corinna Brown and Ambreen Razia. ^[3]

Filming took place in Belfast in November 2024. ^[4] First look images from filming were released the following year. ^[5] Exterior shots and pub scenes were filmed at Clenaghan's just outside of Moira, County Down.

Broadcast

The series broadcast on Channel 4 from 12 August 2025. ^{[6] [7]}

Reception

As of January 2025 ^[update] , the series has a rating of 100% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews. ^[8]

Lucy Mangan, writing in The Guardian , gave the series 3 out of 5 stars, writing, "I don’t know if this counts as a successful thriller or not ...But for those who love the [drug-smuggling thriller format]...In Flight will be a classic of the genre... It’s brisk, it’s well made, it’s entirely harrowing". ^[9]

References

1. "FILMING FOR THRILLING NEW CHANNEL 4 DRAMA IN FLIGHT STARRING KATHERINE KELLY UNDERWAY IN NORTHERN IRELAND". Northern Ireland Screen. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
2. Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (11 November 2024). "'In Flight': Channel 4 Boards Crime Drama Starring Katherine Kelly About Air Hostess Forced To Smuggle Drugs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
3. Ford, Lily (11 November 2024). "Channel 4 Unveils Crime Thriller 'In Flight' About Flight Attendant Blackmailed Into Drug Smuggling". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
4. Anderton, Joe (11 November 2024). "Katherine Kelly to lead new Channel 4 crime drama from Marcella bosses". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. Mensah, Katelyn (25 June 2025). "Katherine Kelly in first look at new thriller from Marcella and Slow Horses writers". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
6. Hibbs, James (29 July 2025). "Katherine Kelly's "compelling" new crime drama In Flight has air date confirmed with dramatic first look". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
7. Hibbs, James (27 August 2025). "In Flight cast: Katherine Kelly stars in Channel 4 thriller". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
8. "In Flight: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
9. Mangan, Lucy (12 August 2025). "In Flight review – the Bulgarian tourist board is going to hate this TV show". The Guardian . Retrieved 7 January 2026.

External links

• In Flight at IMDb