Chimerica is a Channel 4 four-part drama that aired in April 2019, based on the play of the same name by Lucy Kirkwood.[1]
Chimerica | |
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Genre | Drama Mystery |
Based on | Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Executive producers | Colin Callender Sophie Gardiner Adrian Sturges |
Running time | 56 minutes |
Production company | Playground Entertainment |
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Original network | Channel 4 |
Picture format | 2:1 1080i |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 17 April (2019-04-17) – 8 May 2019 (2019-05-08) |
A young photojournalist captures a photo of the Tank Man in Beijing during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. Twenty years later, he goes on a journey to discover the man's true identity.[2]
No. | Title [6] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [6] | U.K viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Kodak Ergo Sum" | Michael Keillor | Lucy Kirkwood | 17 April 2019 (2019-04-17) | N/A |
2 | "Gray Areas" | Michael Keillor | Lucy Kirkwood | 24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) | N/A |
3 | "The Brace Position" | Michael Keillor | Lucy Kirkwood | 1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) | N/A |
4 | "Neither East nor West" | Michael Keillor | Lucy Kirkwood | 8 May 2019 (2019-05-08) | N/A |
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Communist Party |
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