TV review: There is nothing in Hostage that will make you put your phone away

Hostage was written by a real human being, Matt Charman, which comes as a surprise to me because on first watch it was like something created by AI. 

Suranne Jones as Abigail Dalton, the British prime minister in Hostage. Photograph: Des Willie/Netflix

Just because it has Suranne Jones doesn’t make it right. The actor who thrilled as Doctor Foster in 2015 is back as prime minister Abigail Dalton in Hostage (Netflix.)

She doesn’t thrill in this by-the-numbers thriller. It’s not her fault. The plot flies off the pages of an airport novel.