Innocent (TV series)

Innocent is a British television series, produced by TXTV productions, that was first broadcast on ITV for four consecutive nights between 14 and 17 May 2018. The first series stars Lee Ingleby as David Collins, Daniel Ryan as Phil Collins, David's faithful brother, Hermione Norris as Alice Moffatt and Adrian Rawlins as her husband, Rob Moffatt. The German TV broadcaster ARD produced a two-part adaptation, Unschuldig, first broadcast in December 2019.[1] The series has also been shown in Belgium on the Eén channel from 31 March 2020.

Innocent
Genre
Created by
Written by
  • Matthew Arlidge
  • Chris Lang
Directed byRichard Clark
ComposerSamuel Sim
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Matthew Arlidge
  • Chris Lang
  • Jeremy Gwilt
ProducerJeremy Gwilt
CinematographyDirk Nel
Running time60 minutes
Production companyTXTV
DistributorAll3Media International
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9 (1080i)
Audio formatStereo
Original release14 May 2018 (2018-05-14) –
present

In September 2020, it was announced that ITV had renewed Innocent for a second series, set to air in 2021.[2]

Plot

This series tells the story of David Collins (Lee Ingleby), who was convicted of murdering his wife Tara. After serving seven years in prison he was acquitted on a legal technicality.

The story revolves around attempts to reveal the truth of who actually killed Tara, with the plot involving the police, Tara's sister Alice (Hermione Norris), who now has custody of Tara and David's children, and David's brother Phil (Daniel Ryan).

Critical reception

The series achieved average viewing figures for its time slot, with 7.05 million viewers tuning in for episode one, and a drop to 5.85 million for episode two.[3]

Cast

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byBritish air dateUK viewers
(million)
1"Episode 1"Richard ClarkChris Lang14 May 2018 (2018-05-14)7.65
David Collins is unexpectedly acquitted on a technicality having served seven years of a life sentence for the murder of his wife, Tara. On the steps of the court, he vows to bring to book those who lied at his original trial, to see the real killer jailed and more importantly, to regain custody of his two young children.
2"Episode 2"Richard ClarkMatthew Arlidge15 May 2018 (2018-05-15)6.55
While DI Hudson's new investigation unearths serious flaws in the original murder investigation, those who were closest to Tara are forced to explain away credible motives for wanting to kill her. Relationships are strained to breaking and damaging accusations fly when David confronts his brother and sister-in-law over access to his children.
3"Episode 3"Richard ClarkChris Lang16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)7.36
Alice and Rob's relationship continues to disintegrates as evidence under questioning incriminates them further and the children grow closer to David. Meanwhile, Tom's attempts to save his marriage are destroyed by his subsequent arrest, and forensic evidence throws new light on David's original conviction.
4"Episode 4"Richard ClarkMatthew Arlidge17 May 2018 (2018-05-17)7.26
David's exoneration allows him to regain custody of his children while the investigation into Rob, Alice and Tom intensifies, leading to a critical arrest. But as damaging accusations concerning DI Hudson's relationship with David threaten to derail the case, her determination to deliver justice finally begins to unravel the mystery of who killed Tara.

Media releases

The complete first series was released on DVD on 21 May 2018.[4]

References
  1. Unschuldig (2018–2019), crew united (in German)
  2. "Innocent: ITV confirms new series starring Katherine Kelly". Entertainment Daily. 21 September 2020.
  3. http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/
  4. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Innocent-ITV-Drama-DVD-Ingleby/dp/B074BQ2BF4/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1531599854&sr=1-1&keywords=innocent+dvd
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