SCRIPTED 2024
The Night Caller Passenger
Tony works as a taxi driver on the late-night shift in Liverpool . His days have become repetitive ; he ’ s a reserved character who is seldom noticed by those around him . Visions of bubbles underwater and an awkward encounter with a fare begin to reveal that Tony is haunted by something in his past . Every evening Tony listens to Night Talk , a late-night phone-in radio show hosted by Lawrence Brightway , a presenter whose views and rapport he hugely admires . One day Tony plucks up the courage to ring Lawrence on-air and soon becomes a “ friend of the show ” – for the first time in years , he feels listened to . But , as time passes , he starts to interpret Lawrence ’ s “ worldview ” in dangerous ways . The relationship grows into an unhealthy obsession for Tony - until he comes to the realisation that the real Lawrence isn ’ t the man he purports to be .
What ’ s going on in Chadder Vale ? Are you listening ? DS Riya : Wunmi Mosaku ( Luther , Loki , We Own This City )
Tony : Robert Glenister ( Sherwood , Spooks ) Rosa : Suzanne Packer ( Casualty , In My Skins ) Lawrence : Sean Pertwee ( Dog Soldiers , Elementary , Gotham ) Writer : Nick Saltrese ( A Prayer Before Dawn ) Director : Diarmuid Goggins ( Kin , Bulletproof , Witness Number 3 ) Producer : Alex Jones ( Penance , Witness Number 3 ) Exec Producers : Sam Tipper-Hale , David Nath , David Collins
Duration 4 x 1 hr
Story Films for Channel 5 , UK in association with All3Media International
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Set in a fictional small Northern town , former Met Police detective Riya Ajunwa investigates a series of strange and inexplicable crimes that have the townsfolk spinning on an axis . Riya arrived in decaying Chadder Vale five years ago and has since been searching for that ‘ one big crime ’, the challenge that will make her feel alive again .
Then one night local girl Katie Wells mysteriously disappears . The town barely has time to register her absence before she reappears the next day , apparently safe and sound . The townsfolk ask few questions and normal life resumes . But for Riya , a relative outsider to the Chadder Vale way of life , none of this sits right . As a series of strange happenings and increasingly shocking crimes start unfolding within the town , the residents resort to short-sighted theories . As things become stranger , the people push back on Riya ’ s absurd notion that something is not right with this town . But what are they so afraid of ?
Jim : David Threlfall ( Shameless , The Ark , Hot Fuzz ) Ali : Ella Bruccoleri ( Call The Midwife , Back To Life ) Katie : Rowan Robinson Writer : Andrew Buchan ( Better , Broadchurch ) Directors : Lee Haven Jones , Nicole Charles Producer : Sumrah Mohammed ( We Are Lady Parts , The Split , Giri / Haji ) Exec Producers : Jane Featherstone , Lucy Dyke , Simon Maloney , Andrew Buchan
Duration 6 x 1 hr
SISTER for ITV , UK , co-produced by BritBox and ARD Degeto , Germany , distributed by All3Media International
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