Domino Day | |
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Created by | Lauren Sequeira |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Producer | Nick Pitt |
Production locations | Manchester, England |
Cinematography | Philippe Kress, Andrew McDonnell |
Editor | Anil Griffin |
Running time | 42 Minutes |
Production company | Dancing Ledge Productions |
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Network | BBC Three |
Release | 31 January 2024 – present |
Domino Day is a British fantasy television series created by Lauren Sequeira and developed by Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC Three.
The cast has been announced [1] as
In March 2021, the BBC commissioned Domino Day, a six-part series from new writer Lauren Sequeira. Sequeira had been a Writer in Residence at the company Dancing Ledge Productions. [2] Joining Sequeira in the writers' room were Charlene James and Haleema Mirza, with Eva Sigurdardottir and Nadira Amrani attached to direct. [1]
In March 2023, it was announced Siena Kelly would lead the series as the titular character Domino. Also joining the cast were Babirye Bukilwa, Poppy Lee Friar, Alisha Bailey, Molly Harris, Sam Howard-Sneyd, Percelle Ascott, Christopher Jeffers, Jonah Rzeskiewicz, Maimuna Memon, and Kris Hitchen. [3]
Principal photography took place in and around Manchester.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Eva Sigurdardottir | Lauren Sequeira | 31 January 2024 | N/A |
2 | "Episode 2" | Eva Sigurdardottir | Lauren Sequeira | TBA | TBD |
3 | "Episode 3" | Eva Sigurdardottir | Lauren Sequeira | TBA | TBD |
4 | "Episode 4" | Nadira Amrani | Charlene James | TBA | TBD |
5 | "Episode 5" | Nadira Amrani | Haleema Mirza | TBA | TBD |
6 | "Episode 6" | Nadira Amrani | Lauren Sequeira | TBA | TBD |
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