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NEVER PROMISE, NEVER LIE. WHEN A BUSINESSWOMAN (EMMA FIELDING) IS KIDNAPPED IN SOUTH AFRICA, EXPERT HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR DOMINIC KING (TREVOR EVE) BELIEVES HE'S DEALING WITH A STRAIGHTFORWARD CASE PAY THE MONEY, GET HER BACK! But when the release is botched and they strike again in Britain, the kidnapper, Willard's (John Hannah) motives become far more sinister. With trouble brewing at home with his wife Sophie (Natasha Little) and teenage daughter and his team, boss Angela (Helen Baxendale) and ambitious assistant Carrie (Amara Karan) pushed to the limit, King must draw on all his reserves to bring the victims home alive. Kidnap and Ransom stars Trevor Eve (Waking The Dead, Bouquet Of Barbed Wire), John Hannah (Spartacus, Four Weddings and a Funeral), Helen Baxendale (Friends, Cold Feet) and was created by Patrick Harbinson (24, Law & Order). Bonus Features: An Exclusive Interview With Trevor Eve.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Never Promise, Never Lie. When a businesswoman (Emma Fielding) is kidnapped in South Africa, expert hostage negotiator Dominic King (Trevor Eve) believes he's dealing with a straightforward case - pay the money, get her back! But when the release is botched and they strike again in Britain, the kidnapper, Willard's (John Hannah) motives become far more sinister. With trouble brewing at home with his wife Sophie (Natasha Little) and teenage daughter - and his team, boss Angela (Helen Baxendale) and ambitious assistant Carrie (Amara Karan) pushed to the limit, King must draw on all his reserves to bring the victims home alive. Kidnap and Ransom stars Trevor Eve (Waking The Dead, Bouquet Of Barbed Wire), John Hannah (Spartacus, Four Weddings and a Funeral), Helen Baxendale (Friends, Cold Feet) and was created by Patrick Harbinson (24, Law & Order). ...Kidnap and Ransom ( Kidnap & Ransom )
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Trevor Eve plays Inspector Boyd, sorry Dominic King, a hostage negotiator for a private company that specialises in releasing executives taken in foreign lands. The opening scenes see him in South America taking delivery of one who was DOA through sickness, his first casualty in 68 cases. As the bad guy said, he took too long and paid the price. Literally in this case, having parted with the money for a corpse.
Introduction over, the ex army major has little respite before his next case in South Africa. A female scientist is snatched on her way to the airport, her driver slaughtered by an amateur duo who have powerful enemies themselves. This scenario is not a straightforward one for the taciturn and determined King and a battle of wills ensues with the Mr Big (John Hannah) that brings itself back to blighty and the stakes increase.
This was a very good 3-parter that will hopefully have the legs for more. Eve plays it as straight and grumpy as his Waking the Dead alter ego, trying to balance family life with the lives of strangers who are at his mercy in tense stand-offs. It's an insightful look into the shady world of corporate security as his interests conflict with that of the local police. A result for him is the hostage back in one piece for the smallest amount of cash and so he forms a relationship with the kidnappers so he can deal and move on but ultimately leave the cops to pick up the pieces and hunt down the crims. Flashbacks to his original "failure" put flesh on the bones and reveal his more vigilante side though as the story progresses.
Good performances from clever Trevor, John Hannah and a supporting cast including Helen Baxendale make this well worth watching.
Introduction over, the ex army major has little respite before his next case in South Africa. A female scientist is snatched on her way to the airport, her driver slaughtered by an amateur duo who have powerful enemies themselves. This scenario is not a straightforward one for the taciturn and determined King and a battle of wills ensues with the Mr Big (John Hannah) that brings itself back to blighty and the stakes increase.
This was a very good 3-parter that will hopefully have the legs for more. Eve plays it as straight and grumpy as his Waking the Dead alter ego, trying to balance family life with the lives of strangers who are at his mercy in tense stand-offs. It's an insightful look into the shady world of corporate security as his interests conflict with that of the local police. A result for him is the hostage back in one piece for the smallest amount of cash and so he forms a relationship with the kidnappers so he can deal and move on but ultimately leave the cops to pick up the pieces and hunt down the crims. Flashbacks to his original "failure" put flesh on the bones and reveal his more vigilante side though as the story progresses.
Good performances from clever Trevor, John Hannah and a supporting cast including Helen Baxendale make this well worth watching.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Far Away
Format:DVD
To get the best out of this I would strongly recomend that you watch the interview with Trevor Eves first,there are no spoilers but a fascinating look into the world of hostage negotiators.
There are plenty of twists and turns to this,and at one point I thought it had finished then BAM! off the plot went again..
Excellent acting throughout,my only problem being that I had just finished watching Waking the Dead,so early on kept seeing a bit of Boyd in Trevor Eves Dominic.By the end all thoughts banished following this gripping drama..a special mention of John Hannah's very scary big bad.
Its a must see ..
There are plenty of twists and turns to this,and at one point I thought it had finished then BAM! off the plot went again..
Excellent acting throughout,my only problem being that I had just finished watching Waking the Dead,so early on kept seeing a bit of Boyd in Trevor Eves Dominic.By the end all thoughts banished following this gripping drama..a special mention of John Hannah's very scary big bad.
Its a must see ..
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Brett H
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Format:DVD
This is the first production to come out of Trevor Eve's own production company, Projector Pictures, and is a very competent three part drama. Eve plays the part of Dominic King who works for insurance companies as an international hostage negotiator. The starting point is his latest case in South America. King has a career of successful negotiations behind him, and pays over the ransom money expecting to get the hostage back. However, what he gets back is a corpse. This shocking event subsequently weighs heavily on King during his next assignment.
He moves on to South Africa where an employee of a drugs company has been kidnapped. Without wishing to spoil the plot, more competent kidnappers than the original gang get involved and settle for a surprisingly small ransom. However, is there more to this than meets the eye.........
I saw this on TV and waiting a week for the next instalment did make it all a bit disjointed. I imagine that most people will get gripped once they start watching the boxed set and will want to watch the whole three hours through in one sitting. There are a number of twists and suspense between one episode and the following which will make you eager to see what comes next. Good entertainment if a little far fetched in places. I would think that further outings for Dominic King are quite on the cards in due course. As a postscript I was not at all surprised to find that the scriptwriter, Patrick Harbinson, had worked on 24 as Kidnap and Ransom has a little of the flavour of that series.
He moves on to South Africa where an employee of a drugs company has been kidnapped. Without wishing to spoil the plot, more competent kidnappers than the original gang get involved and settle for a surprisingly small ransom. However, is there more to this than meets the eye.........
I saw this on TV and waiting a week for the next instalment did make it all a bit disjointed. I imagine that most people will get gripped once they start watching the boxed set and will want to watch the whole three hours through in one sitting. There are a number of twists and suspense between one episode and the following which will make you eager to see what comes next. Good entertainment if a little far fetched in places. I would think that further outings for Dominic King are quite on the cards in due course. As a postscript I was not at all surprised to find that the scriptwriter, Patrick Harbinson, had worked on 24 as Kidnap and Ransom has a little of the flavour of that series.
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Great
Excellent series good storyline, kept us interested to the very end. Couldn't wait to watch series two which was also great.
Published 29 days ago by Lou
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining but not riveting.
Trevor Eve seems a bit too old,overweight and fragile to make his hostage negotiator charactor work. Read more
Published 1 month ago by french bob
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I bought this series because of Trevor Eve, a favorite of mine. He did the best he could with a poor script. I was disappointed, but other people seemed to think it was great. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Loaghaire
1.0 out of 5 stars
would not play on my region 2 dvd player
I have had this trouble from time with uk dvds. Usually they play no problem. I am really bummed about this.
I would appreciate a replacement
I would appreciate a replacement
Published 3 months ago by lalecture
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Don't miss
hubbie had for xmas like the other one we were glued to the tv we both enjoyed this series. brill brill brill
Published 4 months ago by Ju
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thank you
yes another good film some times it gets hard for me to tell what its all about i watch to many
Published 4 months ago by Tina A. Day
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Compelling Entertainment
The first episode of Kidnap and Ransom was released in early 2011. It was so good that we suspected that we may be seeing more before very long. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Brett H
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Program
I really enjoyed watching this on TV. Trevor Eve is fantastic in this. Very exciting and an interesting look from a different perspective to the percieved glam of Hostage... Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. Corking
4.0 out of 5 stars
hello dci Boyd oh sorry thought you where someone else
well i missed this on its original run, so saw it for £4.99 on amazon and thought what the hell, i like trevor eve, so it came, and i watched it as the premise sounded good. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Napalm_trickster
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ok to watch one evening
This certainly keeps you involved in the programme but not really only the edge of your seat kind. I hadn't seen the programme on t.v. Read more
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