A “gripping” psychological thriller will be launching on ITV today (August 26), starring Top Boy's Jasmine Jobson.
Platform 7 is an adaption of Louise Doughty’s globally renowned bestselling novel of the same name by screenwriter Paula Milne.
The series which first premiered on ITVX last year is a haunting thriller following central character Lisa who, after witnessing a cataclysmic event on platform 7 at Peterborough station, finds her own fragmented memory jogged to reveal a connection between her own life and that of the event she has just witnessed.
Supernatural elements combine with contemporary realism in this chilling drama.
The gripping psychological thriller #Platform7 starring @jobson_jasmine and based on the best selling novel by @DoughtyLouise, will be available to watch weekly from Monday 26th August at 9pm on ITV1 🚉 pic.twitter.com/iruMRkIJJZ
— ITV (@ITV) August 21, 2024
ITV Platform 7 full cast list - who is on it?
Also featuring Coronation Street’s Sacha Parkinson and Casualty’s Patrick Robinson, here is the cast list for the ITV drama:
- Jasmine Jobson as Lisa
- Toby Regbo as Matt
- Yaamin Chowdhury as Akash
- Rhiannon Clements as Izzy
- Phil Davis as Edward
- Emily Carey as Ella
- Reece Ritchie as Richard
- Sacha Parkinson as Melissa
- Patrick Robinson as Trevor
- Natasha Joseph as Evelyn
- Cleo Sylvestre stars as Layla
- Mark Noble as Inspector Barker
- Margaret Clunie as Anthea Cox
How many episodes of Platform 7 are there?
In total, there are four 60-minute episodes of Platform 7.
Speaking about why Doughty chose to base the story at Peterborough station, she explained to iNews: “I used to have a standing joke that if I had been bad and died and went to purgatory, I would find myself trapped on Peterborough railway station on a freezing November night.
“That’s where the idea- came from: a railway station as a metaphor for purgatory, and a young woman who has died there in mysterious circumstances and is trapped there until the mystery of her death is solved.”
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However, filming for the series didn’t take place at Peterborough station.
Instead, the concourse and forecourt were filmed at Kidderminster station in Worcestershire, reports iNews.
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What channel can I watch Platform 7 on?
Platform 7 will begin on ITV1, Monday, August 26 at 9pm.
All episodes will be shown on consecutive nights concluding on Thursday, August 29 at 9pm.
The drama is still available to stream on ITVX.
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