{"id":47926,"date":"2024-03-17T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2009394"},"modified":"2024-03-17T22:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T21:33:09","slug":"coma-gives-sinister-first-look-at-catalyst-at-centre-of-jason-watkins-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coma-gives-sinister-first-look-at-catalyst-at-centre-of-jason-watkins-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Coma gives sinister first look at catalyst at centre of Jason Watkins drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Watkins stars in a tense exclusive first-look clip from the Channel 5 drama. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 17 March 2024 at 20:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Jason Watkins stars in new Channel 5 drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/coma-channel-5-release-date\/\">Coma<\/a>, starting tomorrow night (Monday 18th March), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has got an exclusive clip of a tense and crucial moment from the first episode.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/coma-channel-5-trailer-jason-watkins-david-bradley-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Watkins\u2019 character Simon<\/a> is seen at home getting some bad news regarding potential jobs, before being called outside by a doorbell.<\/p>\n<p>The first time he goes out, there\u2019s no one to be seen, but a on second trip he find a young man, Jordan, played by Joe Barber, waiting for him.<\/p>\n<p>As an argument starts and things get heated between the two of them, Simon sees red and throws a punch \u2013 but things don\u2019t exactly go the way he was expecting.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full clip below:<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"2839d0ce4aadfbc0e88c39d6a73a8da2e1723e0c\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"2839d0ce4aadfbc0e88c39d6a73a8da2e1723e0c\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <div class=\"ad-placement\" data-count=\"2394\" data-paragraphs-left=\"4\">Simon then makes a decision in haste following this shocking event, telling the police he just found Jordan like that. The young man is rushed to hospital, with doctors attempting to save his life.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/kelly-reilly-nonsense-yellowstone-spin-off-rumours-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Kelly Reilly on \u201cnonsense\u201d Yellowstone spin-off rumours: \u201cDon\u2019t believe everything you read\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/beyond-paradise-season-2-cases-newsupdate\/\">Beyond Paradise cast tease season 2\u2019s \u201cbolder and bigger\u201d cases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simon is labelled a \u2018local hero\u2019 in the papers, but it\u2019s not long before the truth comes creeping up on him, as grumpy neighbour Harry tells him that he saw everything that happened.<\/p>\n<p>The show features a stellar cast alongside Watkins, including Claire Skinner (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/outnumbered-reunion-comic-relief-newsupdate\/\">Outnumbered<\/a>) as his wife Beth, David Bradley (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a>) as Harry, Kayla Meikle (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/time-season-2-bbc-release-date-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">Time<\/a>) as DS Kelly Evans and Jonas Armstrong (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/after-the-flood-season-2-itv-release-date\/\">After the Flood<\/a>) as Paul.<\/p> <p>This is the second Channel 5 drama Watkins has starred in over the past two years, as he also played the central role in last year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-catch-channel-5-trailer-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">The Catch<\/a>, starring opposite Aneurin Barnard.<\/p>\n<p>That series saw him play Ed, a proud husband, father and local fisherman who is threatened by the addition of his daughter\u2019s new boyfriend into his close family unit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coma comes to Channel 5 and My5 on Monday 18th March at 9pm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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