'Hijack' review: Soapy thriller is slick, airy fun

'No, no, I swear I'm just trying to keep everyone alive. Definitely not trying to shoot any pervy videos.' Photos: Handout

So this online preview that I read for Hijack, the new seven-episode Idris Elba miniseries, said it would revolve around the hijacking of a passenger airliner on a flight from Dubai to London – with events taking place in real time.

In. Real. Time.