The Serpent Season 1 Opening on BBC at January 1, 2021
Crime, Drama, Thriller / TV-Series (2021)
The Serpent, a BBC One and Netflix drama, explores the disturbing tale of Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim), a serial killer who preyed on Western travellers on the hippie trail in Southeast Asia in the 1970s. He is said to have killed at least a dozen people, eventually receiving a life sentence in 2003. Also known as The Serpent and The Bikini Killer, Charles gained somewhat of a celebrity status, conducting multiple interviews with the media before being sentenced to life in prison, thus providing French actor Tahar Rahim, 39, with plenty of material on which to base his beguiling performance.
The first episode of the series offers just a glimpse of the atrocities Charles committed. With his serene Québécoise wife Monique (Jenna Coleman) at his side, he smoothly makes the acquaintance of a young Dutch traveller called Wilhelm, who he spots in Hong Kong looking at engagement rings for his girlfriend Helena.
Directors: Hans Herbots, Tom Shankland
Writers: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
Stars: Tahar Rahim, Billy Howle, Jenna Coleman, Ellie Bamber, Mathilde Warnier, Grégoire Isvarine, Tim McInnerny, Amesh Edireweera
►Cast
| Tahar Rahim | ► | Charles Sobhraj |
| Billy Howle | ► | Herman Knippenberg |
| Jenna Coleman | ► | Marie-Andrée Leclerc |
| Ellie Bamber | ► | Angela Knippenberg |
| Mathilde Warnier | ► | Nadine Gires |
| Grégoire Isvarine | ► | Remi Gires |
| Tim McInnerny | ► | Paul Siemons |
| Amesh Edireweera | ► | Ajay Chowdhury |
| Apasiri Kulthanan | ► | Lawana |
| William Brand | ► | Ambassador van Dongen |
| Chotika Sintuboonkul | ► | Kannika |
| Kenneth Won | ► | Yotin |
| Fabien Frankel | ► | Dominique Renelleau |
| Adam Rothenberg | ► | Gilbert Redland |
| Ilker Kaleli | ► | Vitali Hakim |
| Chicha Amatayakul | ► | Suda Romyen |
| Ellie de Lange | ► | Helena Dekker |
| Armand Rosbak | ► | Willem Bloem |
| Sahajak Boonthanakit | ► | Major General Janthasin |
| Stacy Martin | ► | Juliette Voclain |
| Alice Englert | ► | Teresa Knowlton |
| Damon Herriman | ► | Laver |
| Cathy Min Jung | ► | Phung Chabanol |
| Teeradech Tisanuruk | ► | Poste Restante Manager |
| Nadhini Sirisinha | ► | Mrs. van Dongen |
| Alma Jodorowsky | ► | Stéphane Parry |
| Lucy Newman-Williams | ► | Moira Callaghan |
| Stuart Bowman | ► | Graeme Stanton |
| Alyy Khan | ► | Deputy Superintendent Naranda Nath Tuli |
| Nicole Beutler | ► | Dagmar Boeder |
| Johan van Assche | ► | Otto Boeder |
| Theerapat Sajakul | ► | Lieutenant Colonel Sompol Suthimai |
| Surasak Chaiyaat | ► | Romyen |
| Raphael Roger Levy | ► | Count Michel-Andre Jurion |
| Pravessh Rana | ► | Thapa |
| Tim McMullan | ► | Douglas Cartwright |
| Katrina Grey | ► | Vanessa Knippenberg |
| Geoffrey Breton | ► | Luc Salomon |
| Gigi Velicitat | ► | Monsieur Renelleau |
| Saana Koivisto | ► | Linnea |
| Maria Mellblom | ► | Madame Renelleau |
| Christophe Serge Gerber | ► | Jean-Olivier Bellanger |
| Bussayarangsri Saringkaphaiboon | ► | Pathologist |
| James Gerard | ► | Jules Dupont |
| Megan Gammons | ► | Cleo Parry |
| Thomas Ryckewaert | ► | Jean Huygens |
| Eduard Karapetyan | ► | Hip Man |
| Gabrielle Lazure | ► | Mme Parry |
| Mariann Schindler | ► | Patty |
| Bertie Jones | ► | Tommy |
| Anaïs Stubert | ► | Hip Woman |
| Charlie Ruedpokanon | ► | Captain Chupong |
| Darshan Jariwala | ► | Laxman |
| Pramukh Sethapanpanich | ► | Goa Barman |
| Jaidev Notay | ► | Street Boy |
| Tobias Schulze | ► | Karl |
| Lucan Gillespie | ► | Iris May |
| Alexandra Merle | ► | Erica |
| Dasha Nekrasova | ► | Connie-Jo Bronzich |
| Benjamin Braz | ► | Laurent Carrière |
| Colin Stinton | ► | Bastien |
| Ryan O’Donnell | ► | Greg Raynott |
| Philip Wilson | ► | De Groot |
| Alicia Grace Jarvis | ► | Madhu Sobhraj Aged 2 |
| Libby Jennings | ► | Viola Raynott |
| Megan Jeremiah | ► | Madhu Sobhraj Aged 6 |
| Dontri Wannarot | ► | Santa Cruz Receptionist |
| Julia Ariete | ► | German Student |
| Ezra Faroque Khan | ► | Priest |
| Laurence Neveu | ► | Madame Renelleau |
| Ruby Ashbourne Serkis | ► | Celia Wilson |
| Nigel Whitmey | ► | Newsreader |
| Dimitri Jeannest | ► | Interpol Officer |
| Grégory Matthias Garcia | ► | Dejongh |
| Bern Collaço | ► | Cafe Customer |
| Casey Clark | ► | Hippie |
| Manorma Joisi | ► | Family |
| Mav Kang | ► | Hippy |
| Ulf Pilblad | ► | Bar customer |
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