Sometimes there's no better way to spend an evening than settled down on the sofa with an addictive crime show (https://www.redonline.co.uk/entertainment/g63850895/best-new-crime-dramas-uk/), and In Flight looks to be the watch of the moment.
In Flight: Plot
If you liked ITV's Red Eye or BBC drama Nightsleeper, we think you'll love In Flight. Katherine Kelly plays flight attendant and single mum Jo Conran, whose life is turned upside down after the arrest of her son.
Serving a fifteen-year sentence in a Bulgarian prison for a murder he swears he did not commit, a gang use Jo's son as leverage to blackmail her into using her job to smuggle drugs around the world.
Channel 4 shared: "As Jo becomes ensnared in the murky underworld of corruption and hired killers, she is forced to carry out their orders while desperately trying to find a way out.
She turns to her ex, Dom, for help however, no matter how far Jo finds herself from her old life, her mission remains the same, to keep her son alive.
Set against the fast-paced, high-pressure backdrop of international air travel, In Flight follows Jo’s relentless quest to protect her family while entangled in a dangerous criminal syndicate."
From the acclaimed team behind Marcella, Slow Horses and Tin Star, this new TV series (https://www.redonline.co.uk/entertainment/tv-reviews/g31986791/best-tv-shows/) promises "high-octane" drama, heart-pumping action, a global drugs syndicate and, at the heart of it all, a mother's tireless fight to save her son.
Intrigued? Channel 4 describes In Flight as being set in "the fast-paced, high-pressure world of global air travel and will follow Jo's relentless quest to protect her family while entangled in a dangerous criminal syndicate."
Set across Bangkok, Bulgaria, Istanbul and London, there's no telling where this "compelling new crime-thriller" will land, and its cast is certainly well-versed in the genre, with the likes of Protection (https://www.redonline.co.uk/entertainment/a63328628/protection-release-date-cast-news/)'s Katherine Kelly, Crime's Stuart Martin and The Fall's Bronagh Waugh front and centre.
In Flight: Cast
The cast is led by the award-winning Katherine Kelly (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, The Long Shadow,) who plays In Flight's protagonist Jo Conran, a single mum and air hostess sucked into drug smuggling to protect her son.
Speaking about joining the series, Kelly said, "I am really excited to be taking on the role of Jo and I can’t wait to tell her compelling story. It’s joy to be filming in Belfast."
She is supported by a stellar lineup including Stuart Martin (Miss Scarlet and The Duke, Crime) as Cormac, a key member of the criminal gang; and Ashley Thomas (Black Cake, Them) as Dom, a customs officer at a major London airport.
Bronagh Waugh (The Fall) as Melanie; Harry Cadby (Dope Girls) as Sonny; Corinna Brown (Heartstopper) as Kayla; and Ambreen Razia (Ted Lasso) as Zara have also been announced as key cast members.