Coma (2024 TV series)

Coma is a 2024 British television drama series. Starring Jason Watkins and Jonas Armstrong, it aired on Channel 5 in March 2024.

Synopsis

A family man has an out-of-character confrontation with a gang of local youths and must face the consequences of his actions.

Cast

Jason Watkins as Simon Henderson
Jonas Armstrong as Paul Franklin
Claire Skinner as Beth Henderson
Joe Barber as Jordan Franklin
David Bradley as Harry White
Kayla Meikle as DS Kelly Evans
David Mumeni as Jimmy
Matilda Firth as Sophie Henderson
Adrienn Retinas as Anna Franklin
Craige Els as Mark
Kwadwo Kwateng as Mason

Production

The series was commissioned in October 2023 by Channel 5. It is produced by Roughcut Television and CBS Studios. Written and created by Ben Edwards, the executive producers for Roughcut Television are Alex Smith, Marianna Abbotts and Ash Atalla. The director is Michael Samuels.
The series was filmed in the Hungarian city Budapest. The cast is led by Jason Watkins and Claire Skinner, best known for their roles as DS Dodds and CS Mary Ormond respectively in the ITV crime drama, McDonald & Dodds, playing a married couple.

Broadcast

The four-part series was broadcast on consecutive nights on Channel 5 from 18 March 2024. According to BARB 7-day data, the series averaged 3.2 million viewers across its four episodes.

Reception

Lucy Mangan in The Guardian gave the series four stars and described it as "excruciatingly tense in its authenticity". Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph praised the casting, saying that Watkins was "entirely believable as a mild-mannered everyman pushed to his limits.” Carol Midgley in The Times described it as "intensely addictive".