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The Salisbury Poisonings

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The Salisbury Poisonings

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AMC | BBC One | Release Date: October 1, 2020

Summary: DS Nick Bailey (Rafe Spall) and Tracy Daszkiewicz (Anne-Marie Duff) Director of Public Health in Wiltshire work to discover what poisoned former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia and stop it from harming anyone else in this British three-part miniseries based on true events.

[Premiered originally in the UK onDS Nick Bailey (Rafe Spall) and Tracy Daszkiewicz (Anne-Marie Duff) Director of Public Health in Wiltshire work to discover what poisoned former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia and stop it from harming anyone else in this British three-part miniseries based on true events.

[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 14 Jun 2020, will premiere on AMC+ on 1 Oct 2020 and air on AMC in 2021]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Suspense

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Jun 17, 2020

The slight disbelief and disorientation among the authorities suddenly confronted by the need to turn theory rapidly into practice resonates as the makers must never have envisaged. Read full review

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The Times Carol Midgley

Sep 23, 2020

The writing here was nicely understated, the human stories well crafted and the unfolding crisis detailed without sensationalism. Read full review

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Joel Keller

Oct 5, 2020

The Salisbury Poisonings should hold your interest, especially if you don’t know a lot about the case on which this show is based. But even if you do, the show’s concentration on the people affected instead of the investigation itself helps keep the story moving. Read full review

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Rob Owen

Sep 29, 2020

The four-part miniseries occasionally strives to be a “Hot Zone”-like thriller while also offering a compassionate depiction of first responders, public health officials and victims. Sometimes it leans heavier into the character stories at the expense of thrills but the story of a nerve agent transferred through skin contact has resonance in the covid-19 era. Read full review

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The Independent Ed Cumming

Jun 17, 2020

The Salisbury Poisonings is perfectly well written and acted and informative but you never quite escape the sense that you’re watching a particularly thorough Crimewatch reconstruction. Read full review

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  Air Date: October 1, 2020
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