Wired (TV series)
Wired | |
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Directed by | Kenny Glenaan |
Starring |
Jodie Whittaker Laurence Fox Toby Stephens |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
Original release | 13 October 2008 – 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 Mondays.
Plot summary
Single mother and bank employee Louise Evans finds herself blackmailed by a work colleague after documents reveal that she and a former partner stole £3,000 from a former employer. The boyfriend, Philip Manningham, plans to defraud £250m from ZBG Banking, the company from which he was sacked, and Louise agrees to help him pull off an Internet scam. Meanwhile, Detective Crawford Hill 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
- Jodie Whittaker - Louise Evans
- Laurence Fox - Philip Manningham
- Toby Stephens - Detective Crawford Hill
- Riz Ahmed - Manesh Kunzru
- Charlie Brooks - Anna
- Ramon Tikaram - Mr Ralindi
External links
- Pick of the Day, Daily Mirror, 20 October 2008 (Retrieved on 2008-10-25)