FORMER hostage John McCarthy has voiced his concern over violent scenes in Homeland, the hit television drama about a US war hero turned by al Qaeda, and branded part of the show's plot "ridiculous".
The drama is due to return on Channel 4 with a second series, having scooped a clutch of Emmy awards, including a best actor gong for its British star Damian Lewis.
Lewis, who plays US marine Nicholas Brody, has said he took inspira- tion for his character from An Evil Cradling, Brian Keenan's book on the four-and-a-half years he was held hostage in Lebanon by terror group Islamic Jihad.
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