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Kiri

Kiri
★ 6.1/10•2018•45m•AL•Drama•Crime
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A drama dealing with the abduction and murder of a young black girl, soon to be adopted by her white foster family, and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety which follow.

Euros Lyn · Director

Jack Thorne · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime45m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 10, 2018

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E148m

Episode 1

Miriam is a dedicated social worker who arranges for Kiri, a young black girl, to have an unsupervised visit with her birth grandfather, Tobi, and his second wife before her white foster family officially adopts her. However during the visit Kiri tragically goes missing and as the search for her intensifies Miriam is very publically blamed by the police, the press, and even her colleagues for putting the girl at risk.

Jan 10, 2018

Episode 2 - Episode 2E247m

Episode 2

Tobi searches for his son, Nate, the prime suspect in the case, and faces up to some uncomfortable truths about his relationship with him. The witch-hunt is intensifying around Miriam as she’s under pressure to admit she is to blame for what happened to Kiri, while Kiri’s foster family of Alice, Jim and Si also find themselves in the media spotlight.

Jan 17, 2018

Episode 3 - Episode 3E347m

Episode 3

Alice and Jim are shocked to hear from DI Mercer that the police case against Nate might not be straightforward after all and everything may not be as it seemed. A reeling Alice goes on the offensive, with Miriam in particular in the firing line. Meanwhile Tobi is furious with the police for the way they’ve treated his family, as DI Mercer has more bad news for him.

Jan 24, 2018

Episode 4 - Episode 4E447m

Episode 4

Si realises his relationship with Alice has deteriorated and is determined to find out why, while DI Mercer confronts Nate with new evidence about Kiri’s murder. As we work towards the truth about what happened to Kiri, Miriam realises she has to take responsibility for her actions, Alice’s devastation gets the better of her, and Tobi has a choice to make about his son Nate.

Jan 31, 2018

Actors

Sarah Lancashire

Sarah Lancashire

Miriam Grayson

Lucian Msamati

Lucian Msamati

Tobi Akindele

Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

Nate Akindele

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Jim Warner

Lia Williams

Lia Williams

Alice Warner

Finn Bennett

Finn Bennett

Si Warner

Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku

DI Mercer

Felicia Mukasa

Kiri Akindele

Andi Osho

Andi Osho

Rochelle Akindele

Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook

Julie

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