| Genre: | Drama |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Executive Producer: | Trevor Eve |
| Producer: | Trevor Hopkins |
| Runtime: | 47 minutes |
| Company: | Projector Pictures |
| Network: | ITV |
Kidnap and Ransom is a British television three-part miniseries, originally shown on ITV in January 2011 with a second series following in February 2012. The series follows the work of a British hostage negotiator Dominic King, played by Trevor Eve, who is also executive producer of the series.
ITV cancelled Kidnap and Ransom on 28 May 2012.[1]
The first series of Kidnap and Ransom was written by Patrick Harbinson, directed by Andy Wilson, and filmed entirely in South Africa, including scenes that were set in London. It was commissioned by ITV and produced by Trevor Eve's production company, Projector Pictures, and distributed internationally by Fremantle Media. It was released on DVD in the UK on 17 February 2011.
The first series received generally positive reviews. Sam Wollaston of The Guardian stated, "Eve is very good at playing the flawed and difficult professional, the maverick taking on the world. Everyone is good here. And everything – it's a proper thriller – grabs you by the goolies and drags you along at 100mph."[2] Alice-Azania Jarvis of The Independent said, "In all, it was a persuasive drama, the human trauma sufficiently realistic, sufficiently great as to render the viewer hooked."[3]
On 5 May 2011, it was announced that ITV had commissioned a second series of the drama, the plot of which would involve a group of tourists kidnapped in India. The second series was written by Michael Crompton directed by David Drury, and filmed entirely in South Africa. It was produced by Trevor Hopkins and Trevor Eve's production company, Projector Pictures, and distributed internationally by Fremantle Media. The first episode aired on 23 February 2012.[4] [5] It is scheduled for DVD release on 26 March 2012.[6]
The second series also received generally positive reviews. Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian stated, "Eve is even better in this than he was two years ago," and called the script "especially impressive."[7]