BBC's Collateral wins over viewers as ITV's Trauma story leaves people perplexed

Two new dramas with John Simm went head to head on BBC2 and ITV

Published: Tuesday, 13 February 2018 at 9:46 am

Collateral and Trauma launched head to head in the TV schedules on Monday night, and although they were both very different they did have one thing in common.

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John Simm was starring in both: in Collateral as David Mars and in Trauma playing grieving father Dan Bowker.

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However one of the mystery thrillers came out on top with viewers.

In a RadioTimes.com poll, Collateral was favoured over Trauma with 66.7% saying they preferred the Carey Mulligan police drama over the ITV three-parter, written by Doctor Foster's Mike Bartlett.

The first episode of the BBC2 drama was a hit with viewers online too.

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Despite the tension, viewers couldn't help be distracted by the crass treatment of a pizza delivered to Piper, prompting the actress herself to hilariously respond.

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Trauma, meanwhile, had viewers gripped with the central performances from Simm and Lester.

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But had viewers asking one big question...

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Collateral continues next Monday on BBC2, Trauma airs Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th February on ITV.

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