Red Eye viewers call out ‘preposterous’ plot holes after episode 1

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Viewers of the new ITV drama Red Eye have called out enormous plot holes and a lack of attention to detail in the show. Chinese-British police officer Hana Li is ordered to escort Nolan back on the “red eye” flight – but not everyone onboard is who they seem. One viewer admitted: “The lack of any legal credibility in the plot of #RedEye is making it hard to enjoy.” open image in gallery Richard Armitage and Jing Lusi in ‘Red Eye’ “Why do these contemporary ‘dramas’ have to be so unrealistic? open image in gallery ‘Red Eye’ sees an unlikely duo join forces to fight crime on a long-haul flight “It does not apply – however much the team behind a new ITV six-part thriller would like you to believe – to flights from Heathrow to Beijing, which take 10 hours and have a seven-hour time difference.