On the face of it, a major road accident is nothing more than a moment of total chaos bringing together a group of people who have never met before, but who now share a defining moment that will change all their lives.
Beyond the crumpled cars and beleaguered emergency services are the invisible dramas where the investigator can be drawn into many different and dangerous worlds including government cover-ups, people smuggling, torn relationships and murder.
‘Remember that movie Crash? It was about a group of strangers thrown together by a freeway pile-up. It told a surprising, often uplifting tale of prejudice and stereotypes. Well, forget that, this is ITV, the spiritual home of proper car-crash TV.’
The Mirror
‘Given the solid casting and the publicity that’s already hit their flagship channel it’s bound to get its fair share of attention as viewers don’t have to wait weeks to find out the full details.’
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‘Writers are always looking for stories in which diverse worlds collide and with Collision Horowitz, the creator of Foyle’s War as well as the Alex Rider series of teenage adventure novels, decided to do it literally.’
The Telegraph
‘It is very rare - especially in an environment of shrinking commissions, ever-increasing TV repeats and a nasty recession - to be pitched an idea that is truly ambitious and thought-provoking, a “state of the nation” piece.’
Broadcast Magazine
'ITV1 has been shy of packing its dramatic diamonds into a single box in this way, so it will be interesting to see if its drama-hungry viewers are prepared to make the commitment needed. Let’s hope so, as Collision has lots of promise. Anthony Horowitz does a masterly job of weaving together the strands of these separate lives in the episodes final moments when the crash- which is frighteningly realistic-occurs.'
Radio Times
Collision aired on ITV1 from Monday 9th November 2009 at 9pm. Collision was the highest rated miniseries on ITV1 in 2009.
Episode 1: 7.5 million viewers, 30.4% market share
Episode 2: 6.3 million viewers, 27.0% market share
Episode 3: 6.0 million viewers, 25.2% market share
Episode 4: 6.5 million viewers, 28.0% market share
Episode 5: 6.4 million viewers, 27.0% market share