{{Short description|2019 television miniseries}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | genre = Crime drama | creator = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland | based_on = | developer = | writer = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland | director = Gareth Tunley | starring = {{Plainlist| * Sally Lindsay * Daniel Ryan * Paul Higgins * Elizabeth Counsell * Taj Atwal }} | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = Steve Pretty | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 4 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Mike Benson }} | producer = Rebecca Davies | location = <!--Nation the series was primarily filmed in, if different from the nation of origin.--> | cinematography = Benjamin Pritchard | editor = Andrew McKee | camera = | runtime = | company = | budget = | network = Channel 5 | first_aired = {{Start date|2019|11|18|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2019|11|21|df=y}} | related = }} '''''Cold Call''''' is a four-part British television miniseries, created and written by Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland. It stars Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Paul Higgins, Elizabeth Counsell and Taj Atwal. It was produced by 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 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. 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
==Leading parts== * Sally Lindsay as June Clarke * Daniel Ryan as Des * Paul Higgins as Kirk Wiley * Taj Atwal as Hana * Elizabeth Counsell as Elisabeth Wiley * Katie Redford as Lizzie * Samantha Power as Laura
==Episodes== {{Episode table |background=#005d46 |overall= |title= |titleT=Episode |director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers=10 |country=UK |viewersR= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | RTitle = Episode 1 | DirectedBy = Gareth Tunley | WrittenBy = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|18|df=y}} | Viewers = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 005d46 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | RTitle = Episode 2 | DirectedBy = Gareth Tunley | WrittenBy = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|19|df=y}} | Viewers = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 005d46 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | RTitle = Episode 3 | DirectedBy = Gareth Tunley | WrittenBy = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|20|df=y}} | Viewers = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 005d46 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | RTitle = Episode 4 | DirectedBy = Gareth Tunley | WrittenBy = Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|21|df=y}} | Viewers = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 005d46 }} }}
==Reception== ''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'' 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>
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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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