''Run'' is a British drama serial created by Jonathan Pearson, Marlon Smith, and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan, and written by Marlon Smith and

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. The series premiered on 15 July 2013 and ended on 18 July 2013, and was broadcast on

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on 20 August 2013. The series comprises four episodes, each focused on one character among the four leads - Carol (

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), Ying (

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), Richard (

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) and Kasia ( Katharina Schüttler) - and shows how each character's decisions affect that character and the others.

Plot

The series reveals the interconnectedness of apparently separate lives, through the stories of four people faced with choices in a world where survival is never a given.

Cast

* Tara - Jaime Winstone * Carol -

* Richard -

* Ying -

* Kasia - Katharina Schüttler * Jimmy - Nav Sidhu * Jamal - Gershwyn Eustache Jnr * Tomek -

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*DC Holt - Marie Critchley *Zak -

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*Jon Jon -

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*DC Burgess - Chris Jarman *Lin -

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Episodes

DVD releases

Reception

The ''Express'' has praised ''Run'', calling it "inventive" and citing Jaime Winstone as a highlight. ''

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'' was slightly more mixed in their review, commenting that: "This gritty, grim drama will win awards but, perhaps, be too hard-going for many."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Run (British TV Series) 2013 British television series debuts 2013 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series Channel 4 television dramas 2010s British television miniseries English-language television shows Television shows set in London