Wired (TV series)
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 13 October – 27 October 2008 |
Wired is a 2008 three-part television miniseries starring Jodie Whittaker, Laurence Fox and Toby Stephens. It debuted on ITV at 9:00pm on Monday, 13 October 2008, and was shown over three consecutive weeks. The complete series was released on DVD on 10 November 2008.[1]
Plot[edit]
Single mother and bank employee Louise Evans (Jodie Whittaker) finds herself blackmailed by a former bank employee with documents reveal that she and a former partner stole £3,000 from a former employer. The boyfriend of her best friend, Philip Manningham (Laurence Fox), plans to defraud £250m from ZBG Banking, the company from which he was sacked, and after he threatens Louise she agrees to help him pull off an Internet scam. Meanwhile, Detective Crawford Hill (Toby Stephens) is working undercover in an attempt to expose the fraud ring and after a chance meeting with Louise, he realises she is involved and is key to him cracking the case. However, their relationship soon threatens to compromise everything and places Louise in mortal danger.
Cast[edit]
- Jodie Whittaker as Louise Evans
- Laurence Fox as Philip Manningham
- Toby Stephens as DI Crawford Hill
- Riz Ahmed as Manesh Kunzru
- Charlie Brooks as Anna Hansen
- Sacha Dhawan as Ben Chandrakar
- Ramon Tikaram as Yusuf Ralindi
- Iain McKee as Nick Benson
- Katy Cavanagh as DS Polly Stuart
- Helena Fox as Erica Wilson
Episodes[edit]
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "The Beginning" | Kate Brooke | Kenny Glenaan | 5.23 | 13 October 2008 |
| 2 | "The Middle" | Kate Brooke | Kenny Glenaan | 4.41 | 20 October 2008 |
| 3 | "The End" | Kate Brooke | Kenny Glenaan | 3.55 | 27 October 2008 |
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- 2008 British television series debuts
- 2008 British television series endings
- 2000s British drama television series
- 2000s British television miniseries
- British English-language television shows
- ITV television dramas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Granada Television
- Television shows set in Liverpool
- Television shows set in Manchester