This old Channel 5 drama is the most-watched show on Netflix UK

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Cold Call, the 2019 Channel 5 drama starring Sally Lindsay, is currently the most-watched show on Netflix UK.The four-part psychological series was added to the streamer on Monday (November 18), and has since been causing a stir among captivated viewers.It tells the story of a single mother named June Clarke (Lindsay) who loses everything after being targeted by a cold call scam.

Attending a support group for victims, June meets an old school friend who has a job suggestion for her.After taking the job, June begins to suspect that the business she works for is behind the criminal enterprise that targeted her.

What then ensues is a tense revenge story as she seeks to track down those responsible and salvage her family’s future.While Cold Call isn’t based on a true story, series creators Karyn Dougan Buckland and Mark Buckland did draw on the experiences of the millions who are targeted by phone scams every day.Lindsay previously spoke about being a victim of phone scamming herself.

Talking to Chris Evans on his Virgin Radio Breakfast Show, the actress explained: “There’s so many [scams]. I mean, the week before I went to a meeting and I got a call from this supposed gas board saying that we were going to have a [County Court Judgment] against our name.”She continued: “We had not paid [the bill] for up to two years.