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Collision Genre Drama Thriller Creator Anthony Horowitz Directed by Marc Evans Produced by Eve Gutierrez and Jill Green Written by Anthony Horowitz and Michael A. Walker Starring Douglas Henshall
Kate Ashfield
Paul McGann
Lucy Griffiths
Phil Davis
Jan Francis
Sylvia Syms
Dean Lennox Kelly
Craig Kelly
Zoe Telford
Claire Rushbrook
David Bamber
Colin McFarlane
Lenora CrichlowCountry 
United KingdomOriginal channel ITV No. of episodes 5 Collision is a five-part television drama miniseries, which debuted on ITV in November 2009. In the same month, it was also on PBS as a series in two parts. It tells the story of a group of strangers whose lives intertwine following a devastating car crash. The crash opens a number of startling revelations as stories of everything from government cover-ups and smuggling, to embezzlement and murder start to unravel.[1][2][3]
The series is open-ended, with a number of unresolved issues; moreover, the story is ostensibly resolved in a metafictional manner with a flashback to an incident in the service station and the swatting of a wasp, which precipitates the initial crash, thus allowing the characters to carry on on their journeys. The wasp as a motif and theme is frequently in evidence throughout the series.
The original British broadcast of Collision was edited from the original 5 hours (shown in five parts) down to three and a half hours (210 minutes, shown in two parts). The American broadcast on PBS's Masterpiece Contemporary, the Australian broadcast on ABC1 and the Region 1 (America and Canada) DVD release all featured the shortened version.[4] In Australia, Foxtel and Austar's W Channel will air Collision in its original format of five 45-minute episodes (excluding advertisements), commencing Tuesday, 15 March 2011.[5]
Contents
Cast
Actor Role Douglas Henshall DI John Tolin Kate Ashfield Insp Ann Stallwood Christopher Fulford DCI Stephen Maitland Jo Woodcock Jodie Tolin Craig Kelly Jeffrey Rampton Dean Lennox Kelly Danny Rampton Zoe Telford Sandra Rampton Claire Rushbrook Karen Donnelly Phil Davis Brian Edwards Jan Francis Christine Edwards Sylvia Syms Joyce Thompson Paul McGann Richard Reeves Lucy Griffiths Jane Tarrant Lenora Crichlow Alice Jackson David Bamber Sidney Norris Nicholas Farrell Guy Pearson Episodes
Episode Original air date UK Viewers (millions)[6] "Episode 1" 9 November 2009 8.40 "Episode 2" 10 November 2009 7.13 "Episode 3" 11 November 2009 6.99 "Episode 4" 12 November 2009 7.25 "Episode 5" 13 November 2009 7.48 References
- ^ "Collision ITV Drama Series". Douglas Henshall. http://www.douglashenshall.com/Douglas_Henshall_Collision.html. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "ITV greenlights Anthony Horowitz ‘collision’ drama | TV Scoop". TV Scoop. 18 July 2008. http://www.tvscoop.tv/2008/07/itv_greenlights.html. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Knox, David. "Airdate: Collision". TV Tonight. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/01/airdate-collision.html. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ [w Channel: Collision Synopsis|http://www.wchannel.com.au/tvshows/synopsis.aspx?s=201]
- ^ "BARB". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. http://www.barb.co.uk/. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
External links
- Collision (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
- Collision (TV series) at AllRovi
Categories:- ITV television programmes
- 2009 British television programme debuts
- Metafiction
- Screenplays by Anthony Horowitz
- United Kingdom television programme stubs
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