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The Day of the Jackal viewers share their fury over 'annoying' problem with Sky TV as Eddie Redmayne's new series hits screens


The series, which is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name, stars Eddie Redmayne as the assassin being targeted by an intelligence officer, played by Lashana Lynch.

Sky's long-awaited new thriller The Day Of The Jackal finally hit screens on Thursday, but viewers have already pointed out one glaring problem with the show. The series, which is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name, stars Eddie Redmayne as the assassin being targeted by an intelligence officer, played by Lashana Lynch. 'But it retained the DNA of what was so wonderful in the original, this kind of cat and mouse quality, and the fact that Jackal is basically a chameleon who shapeshifts, you never quite (know) what you’re gonna get.'

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