Masterpiece, Roadkill
Sundays, Nov. 1-22, at 9 PM
Also airs on Fusion on Sundays, Nov. 1-Nov. 22, at noon
Hugh Laurie (House, Veep) stars as a scheming politician in ROADKILL, a taut drama airing on MASTERPIECE in four action-packed episodes.
Laurie plays Peter Laurence, a self-made former furniture salesman who has risen to the heights of the British government thanks to a natural gift for populism, and a forceful nature all while excelling at walking the tightrope of Machiavellian party politics. As Roadkill opens, he has just won a libel suit against reporter Charmian Pepper (played by Sarah Greene, Normal People), who accused him of accepting payments to help privatize the National Health Service.
Saved from being “roadkill” by his legal team, Peter stays in the good graces of the devious prime minister Dawn Ellison (Helen McCrory, Peaky Blinders), who fears his popularity but is aware of the abundant skeletons, both public and private, in his closet.
ROADKILL’s storyline involves the rattling of some of those skeletons and Peter’s desperate attempts to deal with the consequences and out-run his own secrets.
Episode One
Sunday, Nov. 1, at 9 PM
Having just seen off a libel case, UK government minister Peter Laurence faces a pair of family scandals. Could the embarrassment derail his political career?
Episode Two
Sunday, Nov. 8, at 9 PM
Promoted to justice minister, Peter deals with a prison riot, an angry daughter, and alarming contacts from a stranger. Meanwhile, an unknown threat looms abroad.
Episode Three
Sunday, Nov. 15, at 9 PM
Peter is the defendant at the family dinner table. As friends, family, employees, and even a dead person turn against him, he follows his motto: “keep moving forward.”
Episode Four
Sunday, Nov. 22, at 9 PM
With the prime minister in trouble, Peter makes a shocking announcement to the nation. Is this the end for him or the start of something new?
