BBC Two Thriller to Star Carey Mulligan

BBC Two has revealed details for Collateral, a thriller series set in present-day London and starring Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby).

Collateral, which comes from playwright David Hare (The Hours), is co-produced by The Forge and Netflix. The 4×60-minute drama explores the repercussions surrounding the fatal shooting of a pizza delivery man. The ensemble cast will also include John Simm (Life on Mars), Nicola Walker (Last Tango in Halifax) and Billie Piper (Doctor Who).

Executive producers on Collateral are Hare, George Faber and Mark Pybus for The Forge, Lucy Richer for the BBC and SJ Clarkson (Dexter). Filming kicked off this month, with Clarkson on board as director.

Hare commented: “I’ve been writing drama for the BBC since 1973, but this is my first original series. I’m thrilled that it has such a stunningly gifted cast.”

Piers Wenger, controller of BBC Drama, added: “Collateral is a highly imaginative, thought-provoking and utterly contemporary state-of-the-nation thriller written by Britain’s foremost political dramatist. It is a great honor to welcome Sir David Hare back to the BBC and to be working with both he and The Forge on this outstanding piece of original work.”