# Cold Call

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{{Short description|2019 television miniseries}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| genre                = [Crime drama](/source/Crime_drama)
| creator              = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland
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| writer               = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland
| director             = Gareth Tunley 
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* [Sally Lindsay](/source/Sally_Lindsay)
* [Daniel Ryan](/source/Daniel_Ryan_(actor))
* [Paul Higgins](/source/Paul_Higgins_(actor))
* [Elizabeth Counsell](/source/Elizabeth_Counsell) 
* [Taj Atwal](/source/Taj_Atwal)
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* Mike Benson 
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| network              = [Channel 5](/source/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel))
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'''''Cold Call''''' is a four-part British television miniseries, created and written by Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland. It stars [Sally Lindsay](/source/Sally_Lindsay), [Daniel Ryan](/source/Daniel_Ryan_(actor)), [Paul Higgins](/source/Paul_Higgins_(actor)), [Elizabeth Counsell](/source/Elizabeth_Counsell) and [Taj Atwal](/source/Taj_Atwal). It was produced by [Acorn TV](/source/Acorn_TV)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.acorn.tv/coldcall/|title=Acorn TV: Cold Call|date=21 November 2019|publisher=Acorn TV}}</ref> and broadcast on [Channel 5](/source/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)) on four consecutive nights from 18 November to 21 November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29830170/sally-lindsay-cold-call-channel-5-thriller-series-shocking-scam-operation/|title=Sally Lindsay's "shocking" new show Cold Call is a story "we've not really seen on screens"|last=West|first=Amy|date=18 November 2019|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
The series revolves around June Clark (played by Lindsay), an ordinary woman, who is scammed by a [cold caller](/source/cold_caller). She then tracks down the fraudster (Higgins) and begins working for him in order to bring him to justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/cold-call-channel-five-first-ever-drama-a4285351.html|title=Cold Call: Why you should be tuning in to Channel 5's first ever original drama|last=Akingbade|first=Tobi|date=19 November 2019|publisher=Evening Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/corries-sally-lindsay-targeted-phone-20785197|title=Corrie's Sally Lindsay targeted in phone scam before signing for Cold Call drama|last=Allen|first=Kelly|date=19 November 2019|publisher=Daily Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chalkboardtv.com/production/11782/cold-call#:~:text=Broadcast%20on%20Channel%205%20in,threatens%20to%20unravel%20her%20life.&text=We're%20over%20the%20moon,of%20Chalkboard%20with%20Channel%205.|title=Cold Call - Chalkboard TV|date=21 November 2019|publisher=Daily Mirror}}</ref>
The series is currently available, as of January 2025, to watch via [Netflix](/source/Netflix)

==Leading parts==
* [Sally Lindsay](/source/Sally_Lindsay) as June Clarke
* [Daniel Ryan](/source/Daniel_Ryan_(actor)) as Des
* [Paul Higgins](/source/Paul_Higgins_(actor)) as Kirk Wiley
* [Taj Atwal](/source/Taj_Atwal) as Hana
* [Elizabeth Counsell](/source/Elizabeth_Counsell) as Elisabeth Wiley
* [Katie Redford](/source/Katie_Redford_(actress)) as Lizzie
* Samantha Power as Laura

==Episodes==
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| DirectedBy      = Gareth Tunley
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| RTitle          = Episode 2
| DirectedBy      = Gareth Tunley
| WrittenBy       = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland
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| RTitle          = Episode 3
| DirectedBy      = Gareth Tunley
| WrittenBy       = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland
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| RTitle          = Episode 4
| DirectedBy      =	Gareth Tunley 
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==Reception==
''[The Times](/source/The_Times)'' critic Carol Migley awarded the opening episode four stars out of five.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Midgley |first=Carol |date=2024-02-22 |title=Vienna Blood review — A Freudian Sherlock, but far more elementary |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/vienna-blood-review-a-freudian-sherlock-but-far-more-elementary-ksb65cdz9 |access-date=2024-02-22 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> ''[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)'' gave it three out five stars.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=2019-11-18 |title=Cold Call, episode 1 review: Channel 5's phishing scam drama is entertaining – if rather improbable |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2019/11/18/cold-call-episode-1-review-channel-5s-phishing-scam-drama-entertaining/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|9134228}}

Category:2019 British television series debuts
Category:2019 British television series endings
Category:2010s British drama television series
Category:2010s British television miniseries
Category:5 (British TV channel) television dramas
Category:English-language British television shows

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