''Dark Money'' (stylized ''Dark Mon£y'') is a 2019 British drama

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written by

Levi David Addai Levi David Addai (born 2 August 1983) is a British playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Damilola, Our Loved Boy'', the critically acclaimed ''Youngers'' and his stage plays ''93.2FM'' and ''Oxford Street''. Pers ...

. The drama deals with the

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of a

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by a

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, and the challenges his family faces thereafter when they receive

hush money Hush money is a term for an arrangement in which one person or party offers another an attractive sum of money or other enticement, in exchange for remaining silent about some illegal, stigmatized, or shameful behavior, action, or other fact abo ...

to keep silent.

Plot

The family of an abused child accepts hush money from a famous filmmaker to remain silent.

Production

Screenwriter Levi David Addai was inspired to write the miniseries when he was sitting in his car on a Saturday morning, people-watching and waiting for his daughter to finish her drama lesson. He found it interesting that the parents who were kind of offering up their children, and absorbing all the hopes and dreams of what the course leaders and the academy leaders were kind of selling were so trusting of the virtual strangers.

Cast

Babou Ceesay Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay (born 1979) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in '' Guerrilla'' and ''Rogue One''. He also starred as the main antagonist Pilgrim in season 3 of AMC TV series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life and education C ...

as Manny Mensah *

Jill Halfpenny Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is an English actress. Her notable roles include Rebecca Hopkins in ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1999–2000), Kate Mitchell in BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2002–2005), Izzie Redpath in '' W ...

as Sam Mensah *

Olive Gray Olive Gray (born Olivia Grant; 3 December 1994) is an English actor, known for portraying Mia Stone in the children's television series '' Half-Moon Investigations''. Early and personal life Gray is the eldest child of ''Fame Academy'' judges ...

as Jess Mensah * Max Fincham as Isaac Mensah *

Ellen Thomas Ellen Thomas (born January 24, 1947) is an American peace activist. She first became involved with the White House Peace Vigil on April 13, 1984. The daughter of a US Marine, Thomas was born in Brooklyn and grew up in California. She became opp ...

as Maggie Mensah *

Susie Wokoma Susan Indiaba Wokoma (born 31 December 1987 in Peckham, London, England) is a British actress, writer and director. She is best known for her roles as Edith in '' Enola Holmes'' and Raquel in the E4/Netflix show '' Crazyhead''. Wokoma was lis ...

as Sabrina Stevens * Tut Nyuot as Tyrone Stevens-Mensah *

Rudi Dharmalingam Rudi Dharmalingam (born ) is an English actor of stage and screen. Early life and education Dharmalingam was born in Maidstone, Kent. After joining the National Youth Theatre in 1998, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts, BA in performing arts at the ...

as Dominic Nadesan *

Rebecca Front Rebecca Louise Front (born 16 May 1964) is an English actress, writer and comedian. She won the 2010 BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for ''The Thick of It'' (2009–2012).Jennifer Lipma"Bafta for Jewish actress Rebecca Front" ...

as Cheryl Denon *

John Schwab John Schwab (born 15 September 1972) is an American actor, TV producer and musician who resides in London. He produced ''The Hide'' with Christopher Granier-Deferre, which was nominated for a BIFA 2010. He is best known for his film and televi ...

as Jotham Starr *

Joseph May Joseph May is a British-born Canadian actor, who has appeared in television and film. He is best known for his role as Andy Button in the television series ''Episodes'', Paul who was the boyfriend of Sam Colloby, in '' Casualty'', Luke in ''I Liv ...

as Brett Huntley * Arnold Oceng as Ryan Osei *

Lin Blakley Linda E. Blakley (née Stevens; born 1 July 1947) is an English actress, known for her role as Pam Coker in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. Career In 2004, Blakley appeared in the film '' The Football Factory'' as the mother to Tamara (Soph ...

as Avril Allen * Henry Garrett as Mitch Colney

Episodes

Critical reception

''The Guardian'' gave it three stars and called it 'slight', stating that the subject matter was powerful, but its characters were 'not yet fine-grained enough for us to feel their personal agony and loss. Also, the question of what we would do in their situation is too far removed from likelihood to be a compelling draw.' ''The Independent'' gave it four stars.Dark Money review: Speaks eloquently about the abuse of children by the powerful
The Independent. 8 July 2019

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt8201142 2010s British television miniseries 2019 British television series debuts 2019 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series 2010s British crime television series