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The Price

"Brutal terror and financial intrigue clash in this stylish, edgy thriller from Channel 4"

Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them.

Top Cast

  • Peter Barkworth

    Peter Barkworth

    Geoffrey Carr

  • Harriet Walter

    Harriet Walter

    Frances Carr

  • Aingeal Grehan

    Aingeal Grehan

    Kate

  • Simon Jones

    Simon Jones

    Lansbury

  • Derek Thompson

    Derek Thompson

    Frank Crossan

  • Adrian Dunbar

    Adrian Dunbar

    Willy

  • Hugh Fraser

    Hugh Fraser

    Richard Lefray

  • Nicholas Jones

    Nicholas Jones

    Andrew

  • John Kavanagh

    John Kavanagh

    Kearney

Overview

Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them.

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