Released before the runaway success of Adolescence earlier this year, The Walk-In is a sobering glimpse into the dangerous world of the country’s far-right.
It follows a journalist, played by Stephen Graham, who works as a mole to expose a neo-Nazi organisation and their plan to commit murder.
The show was created by acclaimed screenwriter Jeff Pope and is based on a real-life story about the plan to kill an MP that was foiled by an inside man called Matthew Collins.
What is the real-life story behind Stephen Graham’s The Walk-In?
Matthew Collins was once the South London organiser for the National Front, a volunteer for the British National Party and a member of the far-right group Combat 18.
After taking part in the Welling riots of 1993, he became a mole for the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight.
When he was eventually exposed, he was forced into hiding for the next 10 years before returning to the UK and becoming an anti-fascist activist and lecturer.
The series picks up here, following Matthew as he identifies a dangerous far-right group growing in strength.
When will Stephen Graham’s ‘frightening’ drama The Walk-In be taken off Netflix?
Those looking to watch Adolescence star Stephen Graham act in the five-part drama for themselves will only have until November 30 before Netflix removes it from the streaming platform.
However, those without a Netflix account will still be able to watch the programme on ITVX.
Viewers have raved about the importance of this mini-series, with users on IMDb giving it a 7.3/10.
One person said: “This is TV drama at its best, well written, researched, directed and acted. I never usually watch anything on ITV as most of their output is made up of boring police series, but I’m glad I watched this compelling drama based on the book by Matthew Collins.
“Stephen Graham, as always, is excellent, as is Andrew Ellis, who plays Robbie. I found all of the performances realistic, quite moving at times.
“The series is a warning to us all that we must stand up and fight the far right and their ideas wherever we come across them.”
Another said it is an “absolute must-watch,” adding: “With a brilliant supporting role from Andrew Ellis as the childishly naive but somewhat lovable Robbie Mullen really draws you into watching every intense minute of this British TV series.
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“One of those dramas that draws you into the view of both sides of the fight for racial equality and acceptance in the modern world we live in – 10/10.”
Calling it a “frightening” drama, a third person wrote: “This is another meticulously researched piece looking at a racist far-right group through the events surrounding the sickening murder of MP Jo Cox in 2016 and a vicious attack on a Sikh dentist, Dr Sarandev Bhambra in 2015.
“It’s a hard watch and given the politics, it could easily have become a point scoring piece, but instead chooses to let the true events speak for themselves.”
