Born to Kill (TV series)
Born to Kill is a British television drama, produced by World Productions, that was first broadcast on Channel 4 from 20 April to 11 May 2017. The four-part serial stars Jack Rowan as Sam Woodford, a seemingly ordinary 16-year-old schoolboy who harbours secret psychopathic tendencies. The series also stars Romola Garai as Sam's mother, Jenny; Lara Peake as Sam's girlfriend, Chrissie; Earl Cave as Sam's only friend, Oscar; Daniel Mays as Chrissie's father, Bill; and Richard Coyle as Sam's father, Peter. The series was written and created by Tracey Malone and Kate Ashfield, becoming Malone's second original television production following Rillington Place. The series is distributed worldwide by BBC Worldwide.
| Born to Kill | |
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Created by | Tracey Malone Kate Ashfield |
| Written by | Tracey Malone Kate Ashfield |
| Directed by | Bruce Goodison |
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| Composer | Samuel Sim |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Roderick Seligman Jake Lushington |
| Producer | Lucy Robinson |
| Cinematography | Joel Devlin Sam Care |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | World Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 20 April – 11 May 2017 |
The series serves as Rowan's first leading television role, having only previously appeared as a regular character in Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands. The series achieved average viewing figures for its time slot, with 2.43 million viewers tuning in for episode one, and a slight drop to 1.74 million for episode two. The complete series was released on DVD on 12 June 2017.