Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal is a high stakes thriller told from two points of view. We see part of the story from the perspective of skilled assassin the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne) himself and the the rest from the perspective of MI6 agent Bianca (Lashana Lynch),

The Day of the Jackal made its highly-anticipated debut on Sky on Thursday night, with five episodes dropping in one night of the new thriller series. While fans were glued to the gripping thriller, some couldn't help but make one complaint.

The story of "The Day of the Jackal" was first unveiled in Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel, which follows a mysterious assassin; Fred Zinnemann then adapted it for the big screen in his 1973 film. Now,

The Day of the Jackal has hit the target for Sky. Eddie Redmayne’s glossy assassin series premiered last Thursday in the UK and has tracked down 3M viewers in seven days. Sky said this figure, which includes repeats and streaming on Now,

Eddie Redmayne is taking a break from modelling for Burberry, bringing the achingly earnest Newt Scamander to life and making the questionable decision to play trans characters, to return to his spy/thriller roots.