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COBRA (2020)
Popularity 8.8
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As widespread power outages cause chaos and threaten lives across the country, the COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Room) committee comprised of the UK’s leading experts and politicians, gathers to find a way to turn the lights back on.
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Robert CarlyleRobert Sutherland
Victoria HamiltonAnna Marshall
David HaigArchie Glover-Morgan
Marsha ThomasonFrancine Bridge
Lucy CohuRachel Sutherland
Alexa DaviesAudrey Hemmings
Holly CattleEllie Sutherland
Edward BennettPeter Mott
Lisa PalfreyEleanor James
Richard PeppleJoseph Obasi
Jane HorrocksVictoria Dalton
Gregg ChillinNate Stevens
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Season 1
6 episodes · First aired 2020-01-17 · ★ 7.2
E01
Episode 1
2020-01-17 · 43 min
As the possibility of a solar storm affecting the UK mounts, the Prime Minister Robert Sutherland, his chief of Staff Anna Marshall, the Head of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat Fraser Walker and the Home Secretary Archie Glover-Morgan assemble the emergency committee “COBRA” in an effort to combat the situation.
E02
Episode 2
2020-01-24 · 43 min
With the nation in the full grip of the crisis and experiencing the worst blackout in the history of the UK, Sutherland and his team are forced to work around the clock to restore power. Meanwhile Anna reconnects with Edin, but this dalliance with her past love becomes more dangerous than she anticipates.
E03
Episode 3
2020-01-31 · 44 min
As the country continues to face darkness, Sutherland, Anna, Fraser and their teams pay a visit to the worst affected area in Northumberland to see the situation on the ground. But with the Prime Minister away, Archie’s incendiary comments on the dark underbelly of public mood threatens to cause more problems for everyone.
E04
Episode 4
2020-02-07 · 44 min
As questions are asked about Sutherland’s knowledge of his daughter’s involvement in her friend’s death, Anna seeks the help of Eleanor in handling the new revelations about Edin. Meanwhile, a new threat rears its head as public sentiment grows more turbulent.
E05
Episode 5
2020-02-14 · 43 min
With the nation sliding further and further towards anarchy, Rachel faces difficult questions about Ellie. Meanwhile, Fraser says goodbye to his father and grows closer to Francine. And as the influence of “People’s Justice” grows ever-powerful, Sutherland is forced to consider more extreme measures to retain control of the country.
E06
Episode 6
2020-02-14 · 44 min
As anarchy explodes on the streets and the nation is rocked with night upon night of rioting, Fraser and his team reach the endgame in their mission to get the lights switched back on in the Red Zone. Meanwhile, with his personal life imploding, Sutherland is forced to fight for his political life as Archie finally fires his first shots…
Cyberwar
6 episodes · First aired 2021-10-15 · ★ 7.4 In the aftermath of both solar and political storms, Prime Minister Robert Sutherland attempts to steer the country on a more even course. An assassination on British soil, however, unleashes a chain of events that threatens to develop into a crisis even more serious than the one from which the country has recently emerged. An invisible global enemy, not playing by the rules and operating outside national boundaries, appears to be bent on our destruction, leaving an entire country unsure as to who is friend and who is foe.
E01
Episode 1
2021-10-15 · 43 min
Prime Minister Robert Sutherland, his Chief of Staff Anna Marshall and new Home Secretary Joseph Obasi assemble the emergency committee “COBRA” to respond to a potentially explosive situation in Kent.
E02
Episode 2
2021-10-22 · 45 min
Following devastation in Kent and the cyber-attack which continues to jam communications, the Prime Minister convenes an emergency COBRA meeting.
E03
Episode 3
2021-10-29 · 44 min
COBRA is assembled when fresh disaster strikes, as a breach at Dover port suggests an insidious threat. The PM's strategy is tested by an online activist.
E04
Episode 4
2021-11-05 · 45 min
The team try to understand the latest discovery, while Francine's attack on Lord Singer is met with delight by the Labour leader.
E05
Episode 5
2021-11-12 · 45 min
Rachel Sutherland is dismayed by the fresh media assault on her reputation, but Robert is distracted - for somehow, Firestorm is back, and spreading misinformation about the water supply.
E06
Episode 6
2021-11-19 · 45 min
Reeling from the events in Kent, the COBRA team are briefed by Eleanor on the nature of a sophisticated malware which has infected the UK’s critical infrastructure.
