Patience

Hostage follows an escaped prisoner who holds Frankie and Patience at gunpoint, demanding Patience's assistance. He claims she can prove her innocence, and the gripping standoff in this tense drama features their intense performances by Maisy Purvis and Jessica Hynes.

is a television programme presented in the format of a single episode. It falls within the episode‑type genre and is listed simply as a programme, rather than a series or film. The story centres on two characters, Frankie and Patience, who find themselves forced at gunpoint to comply with an escaped prisoner’s demands. The prisoner’s primary aim is to enlist Patience’s assistance in establishing her own innocence, using the hostage situation as leverage. The episode features performances by Maisy Purvis and Jessica Hynes, who are the named stars of the production. Their involvement is the only casting information provided for the programme. Throughout the narrative, the tension arises from the prisoner’s insistence that Patience help prove she is not guilty, while both Frankie and Patience remain under direct threat. The plot remains confined to this confrontation, with the escaped inmate’s request driving the central conflict of the episode.