Trevor Eve plays corporate hostage negotiator Dominic King in the thumping snatch-and-rescue three-parter Kidnap and Ransom (Thursday, 9pm, ITV1). The recent death of a client means he can’t afford--emotionally or financially--to have another mission fail. So when female biologist Naomi Shaffer (Emma Fielding) is dragged from a taxi in South Africa, King is ready to do what it takes to get her back.
In real life, this would mean following the rules and getting your head down. But that would be dull, so our fictional negotiator decides to mix it up, just a little. When he talks to the kidnappers your heart will want to bust out of your chest. Their little phone chats are the conversational equivalent of King poking a hungry carnivore in the ribs. “Please,” you’ll think. “Play nice and put your ego away, Mr. King. There’s a good boy.” But if he did that you’d soon switch off.
Just to make sure King doesn’t get too comfortable, there’s also trouble at his castle. His wife Sophie (Natasha Little) wants him to quit so she can slip out of her role as supportive, nervous wife and have a career of her own. Meanwhile, his teenage daughter has taken to wearing a crucifix and lecturing him on faith. Troubling times for a controlling alpha male.
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