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Nightsleeper

Nightsleeper

20246.71 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Set on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who've never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?

Created by Kate Harwood
Produced by Jonathan Curling
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Alexandra Roach

Alexandra Roach

Abby Aysgarth

Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Joe Roag

Alex Ferns

Alex Ferns

Arran Moy

Sharon Small

Sharon Small

Liz Draycott

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Fraser Warren

David Threlfall

David Threlfall

Paul Peveril

D

Daniel Cahill

Danny Geoghan

Lois Chimimba

Lois Chimimba

Erin Connolly

Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney

Yas Brown

Ruth Madeley

Ruth Madeley

Chrissy Doolan

Themes & Keywords

miniseriesreal timesuspensesleeper trainmelodramatic

About Nightsleeper

Nightsleeper is a drama series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of miniseries, real time, suspense, sleeper train, melodramatic. Created by Kate Harwood, it stars Alexandra Roach, Joe Cole, Alex Ferns. Set on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who've never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?

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