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Patrick Harbinson. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. When the release of the woman goes wrong and Willard strikes again in Britain, King realizes this was never a straightforward case of kidnapping for ransom, and that the man's motives run much deeper than ever imagined.

King, along with his superior, Angela Helen Baxendale , and assistant, Carrie Amara Karan , must now work against the clock to bring Willard's latest victims home alive. Did you know Edit. Greta Simpson respectively. Connections Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 13 January User reviews 8 Review. Top review. It's a good series. Dominic King is sent in to dangerous situations, when only the best hostage negotiator will do.

This is a series that grows on you, I spend the whole of the first episode moaning about how Waking the Dead had been axed, and how Trevor Eve was being wasted in this show, by episode two, I had forgotten that, and become engrossed in the story. It's perhaps a little guilty of being a one trick pony in parts, they seem to force the kidnap and ransom scenario into the plot a few times, but it helps keep the show interesting. Three episodes per series is about right, it allows it to progress at a nice pace, it looks great, the location work is superb, it's superbly acted, and gives you lots of twists and turns.

For the negotiator that meant explaining how certain scenarios would be likely to unfold. What would happen to a cabinet member who suddenly found himself in a position whereby they had a conflict between their personal life and British policy? The negotiator was also at pains to make sure the show didn't glamourise kidnapping.

For his part, the negotiator says that Eve's character manages to draw out the dynamics around the characters and the families involved. They know they've got this incredible amount of power. But it is also a very stressful situation for the hostage takers. You have to have an ability to understand who you are dealing with. Keeping a hostage alive can be "hard fucking work," the negotiator explains.

You've got to keep them safe and not get caught … You carry on like this for ages. Professional groups in the Middle East have got some pretty sophisticated ways of keeping them safe. Eve thought that dealing with kidnappers would involve lots of electronic trickery and tracking. But in fact the negotiator says he spends a lot of time monitoring his phone and using more human skills and emotional intelligence.

He adds, matter of factly: "There are clearly some horrendously brutal things you have to deal with. Sign In. Kidnap and Ransom. Episode aired Jan 13, 47m. Crime Drama Thriller. Director Andy Wilson. Patrick Harbinson. Top credits Director Andy Wilson. See more at IMDbPro. Photos 2. Add image. Top cast Edit. Andy Wilson. Storyline Edit. After his first failure to secure the release of a live hostage, kidnap negotiator Dominic King returns from South America to England and is surprised to find his teen-aged daughter has found religion.