And we all know I’m always here for anything Helen McCrory chooses to do, even if her scheming Tory PM doesn’t have a ton of depth, and I can’t quite figure out if she’s genuinely trying to sink Laurie’s Peter Laurence or use him for her own ends. Copy failed. Episode One #5049. Roadkill. Roadkill. Plus, you know, he’s out here gleefully plotting to carve up the NHS for the benefit of private American companies so I don’t know how much of a role model we’re expected to see him as anyway. Add to favorites: Description Having just seen off a libel case, U.K. government minister Peter Laurence faces a pair of family scandals. In the United States, it was broadcast as part of the Masterpiece anthology series on PBS starting 1 November 2020.. Learn more. As friends, family, employees, and even a dead person turn against him, he follows his motto: "keep moving forward." ... is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the seriesâ future. Masterpiece: Roadkill: Episode 4 (Season Finale) With the prime minister in trouble, Peter makes a shocking announcement to the nation. Episode 1. 11/1/2020 in Drama by Lacy Baugher. Roadkill opens with Peter Laurence triumphant, having sued a newspaper and won because Charmian Pepper, the journalist who initially reported his scheme of personal grifting, changed her story in court. Stream GBH's Award-Winning Content For Parents And Children. Ninth Doctor enthusiast and all around Whovian evangelist. The second episode of "Roadkill" is much like its first -- for both good and ill. Helen McCrory joins Hugh Laurie in the cast of upcoming Masterpiece political thriller 'Roadkill'. Advertisement Roadkill is available as a ⦠Stream or tune in Sundays, Nov. 1-22, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. Roadkill aired 18th October-8th November at 9pm on BBC One, and is currently airing on PBS Masterpiece in the US on Sundays at 9/8c. : ⦠Roadkill Episodes Episode guide. Episode 1. He’s slept with so many women he can’t remember them all, has a call-in talk show where he chats everything from the NHS to Manchester United with his constituents, and is wildly ambitious. Copy failed. S 2020 Ep 4 | 52m 40s. Masterpiece Mystery! ... is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the seriesâ future. Episode 3. roadkill_ep1_2.jpg. 57min. Roadkill. Episode 1. Fixed iFrame Width: in pixels px Height: in pixels px. Episode 2. Series: Roadkill On Masterpiece. The next episode of Roadkill will air Sunday 25 October at 9pm on BBC One. Please try again. Season 2020 Episode 1. MPT. Length: 56 minutes. She returns from a shower to find her roommate Mystery Gal unconscious in bed, with a needle stuck in her arm. Thankfully, quick thinking Rose sends the guard for a defibrillator, but the panicked guard doesn’t actually know how to use it, which feels like a massive oversight (almost as much of an oversight as the guards not carrying naloxone, the drug that reverses opioid overdoses and would actually be pretty useful in this situation). Track Roadkill (2020) season 1 episodes. ... Peter's illegitimate daughter. Even if she did think he was probably guilty? Home » What's On » Roadkill On Masterpiece » Episode One. HD. ... is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the seriesâ future. Neither am I, but we must forge on. S 2020 Ep 3 | 53m. Support GBH. Please try again. An embattled Tory politician tries to leave his past behind. Episode 1. Episode 4. WNED-TV 17.1. To be fair, Roadkill’s first episode moves along at a brisk clip, with enough disparate yet vaguely connected plot lines to let you know that they’re all going to connect at some point and a killer cast that works hard to sell you every single nonsensical plot twist. This video is only available in GBH Passport, a member benefit that provides extended access to quality PBS streaming video. Any theories about Peter’s true motives or how the potential prison daughter fits into things? Season 2020 Episode 1. Related Preview -- Roadkill Season 1 Episode 1. Episode 4. But he’s a poor salesman for any actual Tory positions, and his generally self-serving demeanor makes his purported beliefs feel cynical and opportunistic more than genuine. Unfortunately for her, things are NOT GOOD. Is this the end for him or the start of something new? November 2020, just days from a highly divisive U.S. presidential election and with cases of coronavirus spiking in multiple places around the globe, feels like the worst possible moment for a show like this to premiere. What did you think of the first episode of Roadkill? Buy Episode 1 HD $2.99. Roadkill airs Sundays at 8:00 pm and is available to stream.Recap the previous and following episodes.. UK government minister Peter Laurence faces a pair of family scandals. Every season, the Drama After Dark team gathers âround the (currently virtual) conference room table to watch the latest and greatest in British dramas. Related Gifts. Episode One #5049. Roadkill On Masterpiece. Fixed iFrame Width: in pixels px Height: in pixels px. Roadkill aired 18th October-8th November at 9pm on BBC One, and is currently airing on PBS Masterpiece in the US on Sundays at 9/8c. If any official is willing to brazen their specific scandal of the day out, the news cycle will move on and they’ll generally be allowed to both keep their jobs and continue being generally terrible. He may or may not have an illegitimate daughter who’s attempting to blackmail him…from prison. He’s having an affair because of course, he is. Roadkill Season 1 (101) 2020 TV-14. October 31, 2020. Having just seen off a libel case, U.K. government minister Peter Laurence faces a pair of family scandals. She is smart, level-headed, and keen on holding the prison system accountable for its failings. Rating: TV14. Season 1 guide for Roadkill (2020) TV series - see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Season 2020 Episode 1. Add to favorites: Description Having just seen off a libel case, U.K. government minister Peter Laurence faces a pair of family scandals. Sometimes that can work in their favor, but more often than not, it doesn’t, and a new, highly-touted series arrives at the worst popular moment to get any sort of traction. Here are my favorite Hugh Laurie roles. Telly Visions is a service of WETA and is supported by contributions from readers like you. His daughter, Lily, is getting photographed snorting coke at nightclubs. See Roadkill with Hugh Laurie on MASTERPIECE on PBS. Watch Roadkill starring Hugh Laurie on MASTERPIECE on PBS. So much so that it makes it hard to take anything he says seriously – on paper, I think his character is supposed to be a true believer in the power of conservative government. S 2020 Ep 1 | 53m. Peter is the defendant at the family dinner table. Copy failed. On January 13, 2015, Peter Laurence was in Washington, D.C., trying to privatize the United Kingdomâs National Health Service via his connection to a think tank. Audio languages. Get your first look at Hugh Laurie in political thriller "Roadkill," coming to Masterpiece this November, 3939 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206 |. With the prime minister in trouble, Peter makes a shocking announcement to the nation. Episode 1. But it also feels so darn tiresome right now. Peter is the defendant at the family dinner table. His take: Now, in terms of a hard first day on the job, Brit Bartlet sure drew the short straw. Please try again. Directed by Michael Keillor. Add to favorites: Description Peter is the defendant at the family dinner table. With the prime minister in trouble, Peter makes a shocking announcement. 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Episode: Details. ... is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the seriesâ future. From stealing puppies to solving medical mysteries, Laurie has inhabited a wide range of wacky and mischievous characters. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 18 October 2020. Closed Caption: top of story top of page. Fixed iFrame Width: in pixels px Height: in pixels px. As friends, family, employees and even a dead person turn against him, he follows his motto: "keep moving forward." At the moment, the strongest of the cast is Peter's special advisor Duncan Knock (Iain de Caestecker) - who happens to be sleeping with Julia Blythe (Olivia Vinall), the keen-eyed private secretary to the prime minister. Having just seen off a libel case, UK government minister Peter Laurence faces scandals. Subtitles. Hugh Laurie’s character is working a “President Bartlet from The West Wing, but make him conservative and whatever the Brits would say instead of folksy” angle, and I can’t tell if it’s smug or charming. Copy failed. Rose begins CPR and we cut away to the opening credits, and I’m just gonna say it: this really feels like a murder, not an overdose. Peter is the defendant at the family dinner table. November 15, 2020. PBS' political thriller, a BBC One original, 'Roadkill' has reached its finale. 'Roadkill': Episode 1 Recap. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Blue Ridge PBS 15.1. And because of that, there’s no transgressive glee in watching an elected official break bad, knowing that we’re safe in a world where norms and rules still apply. Fixed iFrame Width: in pixels px Height: in pixels px. Say hi on Twitter at @LacyMB. Credit: Courtesy of (C) The Forge - Photographer: Steffan Hill. Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:56:46. Could the embarrassment derail his political career? Andrew Davies' multi-award winning adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Regency romance. So, the idea that Laurence will still probably get away with everything, in the end, isn’t shocking or groundbreaking, it’s the world we live in every day now. Masterpiece: Roadkill: Episode 3. Included with PBS Masterpiece on Amazon for $5.99/month after trial. episode / view more episodes. Roadkill. Is this the end for him or the start of something new? Please try again. Having just seen off a libel case, UK government minister Peter Laurence faces a pair of family scandals. 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There’s a prison riot, an illicit affair between Laurence’s favorite advisor and the Prime Minister’s personal secretary, and a mystery source that passed Laurence’s travel diary to the press. Episode 1 down, 'Roadkill' presents an exciting political thriller about power and ambition. Season 1, Episode 1. Roadkill is a British four-part television thriller written and created by David Hare, and directed by Michael Keillor. The thing is, Roadkill is a perfectly serviceable drama. Secrets and betrayal, as usual, make for compelling TV. Because we’re not, and we all know it. Occasionally, shows are simply victims of accidents of timing. In the previous episode, all of his family had sat down to confront him about Rose. Roadkill On Masterpiece. Katie Leung plays a cocktail waitress with a deadly secret on MASTERPIECE’s new political thriller Roadkill. All Rights Could the embarrassment derail his political career? Copy Copied! Frankly, I’m almost as upset as Iron Lady 2.0, who starts the season finale off with a bang. TV-14. Listen Live: Classic and Contemporary Celtic, Listen Live: Cape, Coast and Islands NPR Station. ROADKILL On MASTERPIECE. I mean, right now, is there really a person on the planet that doesn’t already know that the concept of disgrace in politics is essentially dead? Having just seen off a libel case, U.K. government minister Peter Laurence faces a pair of family scandals. Searching For Students Gone AWOL In A Pandemic. Joke's on YOU because instead, we open this episode with the extremely badass Rose, who’s beginning her day at Sheffield Prison. Series: Roadkill On Masterpiece Episode Four. Episode 1. Hugh Laurie and Helen McCrory star in Roadkill, a new political thriller from David Hare, coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS in 2020. Season 2020 Episode 1. Peter deals with a prison riot, an angry daughter, and alarming contacts from a stranger. 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