Red Election
Danish secret service agent Katrine Poulson and British spy Beatrice Ogilvy are thrown together in a race against time. As a terrorist plot against the British PM unfolds, Poulson and Ogilvy are tangled up in a web of lies, murder and power struggles; they can't trust anyone, and they soon realise the deadly conspiracy could be part of a far-reaching geopolitical masterplan.
Cast: Vic Carmen Sonne, Lydia Leonard, James D'Arcy
Season 1
10 episodes
1. Episode 1MI5 agent Beatrice Ogilvie is warned of an impending terrorist attack. Beatrice suspects that the Danish Secret Service agent Katrine Poulsen is involved and set a trap for her.16CC45minOct 3, 2021
2. Episode 2Beatrice is assigned to lead a security group for the Prime Minister, when he will meet a young woman. Has Beatrice been asked to enable an infidelity deal?16CC45minOct 3, 2021
3. Episode 3Beatrice and Katrine are working together to prevent an assassination of the Prime Minister. But can Beatrice trust Katrine?16CC45minOct 3, 2021
4. Episode 4It is revealed that Russian money is financing a Scottish terrorist group. Beatrice tracks down Oleg Adamov, the man who murdered her boss.16CC45minOct 3, 2021
5. Episode 5A bomb planted by an agent under Beatrice's leadership kills eleven civilians. Meanwhile, William Adam is asking to resign as the number of yes votes for Scotland's independence increases.16CC47minOct 3, 2021
6. Episode 6Beatrice's father is arrested on suspicion of being the Russian mole. Beatrice swears to prove his innocence.16CC46minOct 3, 2021
7. Episode 7Beatrice competes against the clock to save the life of GRU resource Yelena Alekin. Torben Jensen, Katrine's missing boyfriend, is finally found.16CC45minOct 3, 2021
8. Episode 8Beatrice now knows that Katrine is part of Redback. She confronts her, but Katrine has information that makes Beatrice astonish.16CC45minOct 3, 2021
9. Episode 9Shock when the Prime Minister finally loses the referendum. Beatrice tells William that she knows he was behind the Skanda bomb.16CC47minOct 3, 2021
10. Episode 10Operation Redback ends when a nuclear meltdown allows Russia to carry out a "friendly invasion" of Scotland.16CC45minOct 3, 2021
Red Election
Trust no-one.
Danish secret service agent Katrine Poulson and British spy Beatrice Ogilvy are thrown together in a race against time. As a terrorist plot against the British PM unfolds, Poulson and Ogilvy are tangled up in a web of lies, murder and power struggles; they can't trust anyone, and they soon realise the deadly conspiracy could be part of a far-reaching geopolitical masterplan.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Ola Norén, Roland Ulvselius
- Cast
- Vic Carmen Sonne, Lydia Leonard, James D'Arcy, Stephen Dillane, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Lorraine Burroughs
- Studio
- Ovation, Subotica
