Collision is a British television drama mini-series created by Anthony Horowitz and produced by Greenlit Rights which tells the story of a group of strangers whose lives intertwine following a devastating car crash.
The crash opens a number of startling revelations as stories of everything from government cover-ups and smuggling, to embezzlement and murder start to unravel.
The series aired in the UK on ITV from 9-13 November, 2009. There are five hour-long episodes in the series.
Collision premiered in South Africa DStv's M-Net Series channel on Wednesday 29 September 2010, at 21h30. New episodes broadcast weekly.
Repeats
Thursdays: 03h30, 09h30, 15h30
Synopsis
This tense drama tells the story of a major road accident and a group of people who have never met, but who all share one devastating moment that will change their lives.
The five-part serial is a modern epic tale which explores how fragile our lives are. It focuses on how fate and the feeling of immortality behind the wheel play a part in our lives, where events are not always in our control.
Amid the tangle of twisted metal and emotional turmoil wrought by the tragedy of a crash of this scale, are the stories of the victims, and the impact of the accident on their families, friends and colleagues.
As the terrible task of investigating the cause of the carnage begins, a series of revelations emerge: from Government cover-ups and smuggling, to disturbing secrets and murder.
Douglas Henshall and Kate Ashfield play the senior police officers in charge of the investigations whose complicated personal lives threaten to collide with the grim job they face.
Paul McGann stars as millionaire property dealer Richard Reeves who is injured in the incident, and falls for the pretty young girl who comes to his aid, played by Lucy Griffiths.
Dean Lennox Kelly and his brother Craig Kelly team up for the first time to play brothers Dan and Jeff Rampton, whose business dealings are about to be exposed as a result of the crash.
David Bamber plays Sidney Norris, a piano teacher whose guilty secrets are uncovered in the investigations.
Claire Rushbrook plays Karen Donnelly who survives the crash, but has a secret which puts her life in jeopardy again. Philip Davis plays Brian Edwards who escapes the carnage which kills his mother in law, Joyce, played by Sylvia Syms.
His wife Christine, played by Jan Francis, is devastated by the death of her mother, and confused by her husband's reaction to the police questions.
Collision is created and written by author and screen writer Anthony Horowitz and co-written by Michael A Walker. The producers are Jill Green and Eve Gutierrez. It is directed by Marc Evans.