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Under Her Eye
Platform 7: Top Boy fans, prepare to fall hard for ITV’s chilling new psychological thriller
2 years ago
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Based on the bestselling novel by Louise Doughty, the author of Apple Tree Yard, ITV’s Platform 7 promises to be a gripping tale from start to finish.
From campfire tales to terrifying late-night movie marathons, everybody loves a good ghost story. And now ITV has announced that it’s bringing a ghost story unlike any other to our screens.
Here, then, is what you need to know about upcoming psychological thriller series Platform 7.
What’s the plot of Platform 7?
This four-episode series – an adaptation of Louise Doughty’s bestselling book of the same name – follows Lisa, who witnesses a cataclysmic event on the story’s eponymous railway platform.
Afterwards, she discovers that her own fragmented memory has been jogged to reveal a connection between her own life and that of the event she has just witnessed. And, yes, you better believe things take a turn for the supernatural before too long…
Who will star in Platform 7?
Jasmine Jobson, most recently known for her Bafta-nominated role as Jaq in Top Boy, will take the lead role of Lisa in this gripping psychological thriller.
She will be joined by Toby Regbo as Matt (Chivalry, A Discovery Of Witches) Yaamin Chowdhury (The Lazarus Project, The Essex Serpent) as Akash and Phil Davis as Edward (Trying, Viewpoint).
Platform 7 has been adapted for the small screen by one of the UK’s most accomplished screenwriters, Paula Milne, who is perhaps best known for her work on The Politician’s Wife, Him, White Heat and The Virgin Queen.
Speaking about the tale, Milne says: “This is no traditional ‘spooky’ ghost story. It’s the tale of a ghost on a quest to discover who she was and the events that led to her untimely death.
“Her story is a celebration of indignation versus passivity and truth versus lies.”
Milne adds: “While writing it from Louise Doughty’s astute and emotionally intelligent novel, I began to feel that she’s the ghost in all of us; the unseen part of us when we find ourselves reflecting on the wisdom of our past decisions. Sometimes with regret, occasionally with rancour but more often with the complicated relish of what it means to be human.”
When will Platform 7 be released?
Platform 7 will debut on streaming service ITVX on 7 December 2023. The series will be broadcast on ITV1 at a later date.
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