Buried

Buried

TV-MA 2003 · 2 seasons · 8 eps · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Crime, Documentary

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Buried is a British television drama series, produced by World Productions for Channel 4 and originally screened in 2003. The programme starred Lennie James as Lee Kingley, who is serving a long prison sentence in order to protect a member of his family from a violent criminal. Critically well-received, the programme won the Best Drama Series category at the British Academy Television Awards in 2004.

Created by Robert Jones, Jimmy Gardner

Network: Channel 4

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