Collision (TV series)
Collision is a five-part British television drama serial, which debuted on ITV in November 2009. In the same month, it was also on PBS as a series in two parts. It tells the story of a group of strangers whose lives intertwine following a devastating car crash. The crash opens a number of startling revelations as stories of everything from government cover-ups and smuggling, to embezzlement and murder start to unravel.
| Collision | |
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| Created by | Anthony Horowitz |
| Written by | Anthony Horowitz and Michael A. Walker |
| Directed by | Marc Evans |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Producers | Eve Gutierrez and Jill Green |
| Running time | 46 mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Greenlit Productions |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 9 November – 13 November 2009 |
The original British broadcast of Collision was edited from the original 5 hours (shown in five parts) down to three and a half hours (210 minutes, shown in two parts). The American broadcast on PBS's Masterpiece Contemporary, the Australian broadcast on ABC1 and the Region 1 (America and Canada) DVD release all featured the shortened version. In Australia, Foxtel and Austar's W Channel aired Collision in its original format of five 45-minute episodes (excluding advertisements), Tuesday, 15 March 2011.