Filming is underway on In Flight, a crime thriller for Channel 4…
Leading the cast is Katherine Kelly playing a flight attendant who finds her life turned upside down when she is blackmailed into drug smuggling after her son is arrested.
Katherine Kelly:
“I am really excited to be taking on the role of Jo and I can’t wait to tell her compelling story. I am delighted to be working with Buccaneer Media again and it’s joy to be filming in Belfast.”
Jo Conran (Kelly) is a single mum working as a flight attendant. Her son is serving a fifteen-year sentence in a Bulgarian prison for a murder he swears he did not commit. Jo is approached by a gang who know all about her son and is blackmailed into using her job to smuggle drugs.
She soon finds herself pulled into a murky underworld of corrupt cops and hired killers, forced to carry out their orders with no escape in sight. However, no matter how far Jo finds herself from her old life, her mission remains the same, to keep her son alive.
In Flight is set against the fast-paced, high-pressure world of global air travel and will follow Jo’s relentless quest to protect her family while entangled in a dangerous criminal syndicate.
Joining the ensemble cast are Stuart Martin as Cormac, a key member of the criminal gang; and Ashley Thomas as Dom, a customs officer at a major London airport, plus Bronagh Waugh as Melanie, Harry Cadby as Sonny, Corinna Brown as Kayla and Ambreen Razia as Zara.
Set across global locations including Bangkok, Bulgaria, Istanbul and London, filming will take place in Belfast with funding support from Northern Ireland Screen.
Polly Scates, Head of Acquisitions at Channel 4:
“We’re thrilled to have In Flight on our scripted slate and beyond excited that the brilliant Katherine Kelly is on board to lead the series. This unique crime drama will take our audience on a thrilling journey through terrifying worlds, but at the real heart of this story is just how far a parent will go to keep their child safe. We’re excited to be working with the team at Buccaneer to bring this story to screen.”
In Flight is produced by Buccaneer Media. The six-part drama series is written and co-created by Mike Walden and Adam Randall and directed by Chris Baugh.
