Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole will be starring alongside Alexandra Roach in the upcoming BBC thriller series Nightsleeper.
The six-part series is due to air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and will be directed by Jamie Magnus Stone and John Hayes.
The real-time drama will be set on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, following a government agency as they desperately try to deal with the dramatic action unfolding on board. As events dangerously escalate, two strangers (Cole and Roach) must work together to save the disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards “what might quite literally be its final destination.”
Nightsleeper will also star Alex Ferns, Sharon Small, James Cosmo, David Threlfall, Daniel Cahill, Lois Chimimba, Gabriel Howell, Katie Leung, Leah MacRae, Ruth Madeley, Adam Mitchell, Pamela Nomvete, Scott Reid, Sharon Rooney and Parth Thakerar.
BAFTA award-winning writer Nick Leather is writing the series and will act as executive producer alongside Kate Harwood, Euston Films’ managing director, and Gaynor Holmes, commissioning editor for the BBC. Speaking with the BBC, he said: “It’s a joy to be able to write for this cast of some of the finest acting talent in the UK today. Our train is a real rollercoaster, a white-knuckle trip through the heart of Britain, and I’m delighted to have them join us for the ride.”
Kate Harwood, Managing Director at Euston Films, said: “We are so excited to be carrying this brilliant, eclectic and precious cast on our train matched by tremendous talent in our security centre in London, it’s ‘all aboard’ as we start shooting Nick’s thrilling scripts.”
Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, also commented: “I’m so pleased that Joe, Alexandra and this exceptional ensemble cast have all come aboard Nightsleeper as it speeds toward BBC One and iPlayer. Nick Leather has created an adrenaline-fuelled thriller like no other, and I can’t wait to see it brought to the screen.”
The airdate is currently unknown however filming is reportedly already underway in Glasgow.
Words by Katie Heyes
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