Cold Call

*Cold Call*
Cold Call
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland
Written by	Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland
Directed by	Gareth Tunley
Starring	Sally Lindsay; Daniel Ryan; Paul Higgins; Elizabeth Counsell; Taj Atwal;
Composer	Steve Pretty
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Mike Benson;
Producer	Rebecca Davies
Cinematography	Benjamin Pritchard
Editor	Andrew McKee
Original release
Network	Channel 5
Release	18 November –; 21 November 2019

Cold Call is a four-part British television miniseries, created and written by Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland. It stars Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Paul Higgins, Elizabeth Counsell and Taj Atwal. It was produced by Acorn TV^[1] and broadcast on Channel 5 on four consecutive nights from 18 November to 21 November 2019.^[2]

Synopsis

The series revolves around June Clark (played by Lindsay), an ordinary woman, who is scammed by a cold caller. She then tracks down the fraudster (Higgins) and begins working for him in order to bring him to justice.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Cast

Sally Lindsay as June Clarke
Daniel Ryan as Des
Paul Higgins as Kirk Wiley
Taj Atwal as Hana
Elizabeth Counsell as Elisabeth Wiley
Katie Redford as Lizzie
Samantha Power as Laura

Episodes

No.	Episode	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	Episode 1	Gareth Tunley	Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland	18 November 2019 (2019-11-18)	N/A
2	Episode 2	Gareth Tunley	Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland	19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)	N/A
3	Episode 3	Gareth Tunley	Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland	20 November 2019 (2019-11-20)	N/A
4	Episode 4	Gareth Tunley	Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)	N/A

Reception

The Times critic Carol Migley awarded the opening episode four stars out of five.^[6] The Daily Telegraph gave it three out five stars.^[7]

References

^ "Acorn TV: Cold Call". Acorn TV. 21 November 2019.
^ West, Amy (18 November 2019). "Sally Lindsay's "shocking" new show Cold Call is a story "we've not really seen on screens"". Digital Spy.
^ Akingbade, Tobi (19 November 2019). "Cold Call: Why you should be tuning in to Channel 5's first ever original drama". Evening Standard.
^ Allen, Kelly (19 November 2019). "Corrie's Sally Lindsay targeted in phone scam before signing for Cold Call drama". Daily Mirror.
^ "Cold Call - Chalkboard TV". Daily Mirror. 21 November 2019.
^ Midgley, Carol (22 February 2024). "Vienna Blood review — A Freudian Sherlock, but far more elementary". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Singh, Anita (18 November 2019). "Cold Call, episode 1 review: Channel 5's phishing scam drama is entertaining – if rather improbable". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

External links

Cold Call at IMDb

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[1] "Acorn TV: Cold Call". Acorn TV. 21 November 2019.

[2] West, Amy (18 November 2019). "Sally Lindsay's "shocking" new show Cold Call is a story "we've not really seen on screens"". Digital Spy.

[3] Akingbade, Tobi (19 November 2019). "Cold Call: Why you should be tuning in to Channel 5's first ever original drama". Evening Standard.

[4] Allen, Kelly (19 November 2019). "Corrie's Sally Lindsay targeted in phone scam before signing for Cold Call drama". Daily Mirror.

[5] "Cold Call - Chalkboard TV". Daily Mirror. 21 November 2019.

[6] Midgley, Carol (22 February 2024). "Vienna Blood review — A Freudian Sherlock, but far more elementary". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[7] Singh, Anita (18 November 2019). "Cold Call, episode 1 review: Channel 5's phishing scam drama is entertaining – if rather improbable". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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