Passenger (TV series)

Not to be confused with Passengers (TV series) or The Passenger (TV series).

Passenger
Created by	Andrew Buchan
Written by	Andrew Buchan
Directed by	Lee Haven-Jones Nicole Charles
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Jane Featherstone Lucy Dyke Simon Maloney
Producer	Sumrah Mohammed
Running time	48 minutes
Production companies	Sister Northern Sister
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	24 March 2024 (2024-03-24)

Passenger is a British dark comedy-thriller television series created by Andrew Buchan in his screenwriting debut. It premiered on ITV1 and ITVX in the United Kingdom before airing on ITV on 24 March 2024.

Cast

• Wunmi Mosaku as Riya Ajunwa, a former Met officer who moved from Manchester to Chadder Vale to look after her mother-in-law
• David Threlfall as Jim Bracknell, a traumatised fracking site manager
• Daniel Ryan as Derek Jackson, local bread factory owner and divorcee
• Jo Hartley as CC Linda Markel, head of the local police station
• Rowan Robinson as Katie Wells, an accountant at the bread factory
• Barry Sloane as Eddie Wells, Katie's father who a recently released early from a five year prison sentence for attacking Jim
• Natalie Gavin as Joanne Wells, Katie's mother and Eddie's wife who works multiple jobs to make ends meet
• Hubert Hanowicz as Jakub Makowski, local garage mechanic from Gdańsk, Poland who bonds with Riya
• Arian Nik as Nish Chowdry, an unambitious trainee officer
• Nico Mirallegro as Kane Jackson, Derek's half-brother who helps out at the factory despite their uneasy relationship
• Ella Bruccoleri as Alison Day, a trainee officer and vegan environmentalist
• Jack James Ryan as John Trowbridge, a factory worker and Katie's boyfriend with a drinking problem
• Matilda Freeman as Lilly Wells, Katie's younger sister
• Shervin Alenabi as Mehmet Shah, Katie's friend who works at his mother's fish and chip shop and makes John jealous
• Lisa Allen as Jill, the local pharmacist
• Ray Castleton as Cabbie Geoff

Production

In March 2022, it was announced ITV and BritBox International had commissioned a six-part series titled Passengers from actor Andrew Buchan in his screenwriting debut. Jane Featherstone and Lucy Dyke would executive produce the series for Sister with Simon Maloney. ^[1] Sumrah Mohammed served as producer, while Lee Haven-Jones and Nicole Charles directed the series.

It was announced in February 2023 that Wunmi Mosaku would lead the series alongside David Threlfall. Also joining the cast were Daniel Ryan, Rowan Robinson, Barry Sloane as Eddie Wells, Natalie Gavin, Nico Mirallegro, Hubert Hanowicz, and Jack James Ryan as well as Matilda Freeman, Shervin Alenabi, and Arian Nik. ^[2]

Principal photography was underway in the West Yorkshire village of Cornholme as of February 2023. ^[3]

The show was not renewed for a second season. ^[4]

References

1. Goldbart, Max (17 March 2022). "'Broadchurch' Star Andrew Buchan Behind ITV Drama 'Passenger' From Sister". Deadline. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. Sarrubba, Stefania (23 February 2022). "Loki's Wunmi Mosaku announced for brand new ITV thriller series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. Kellett, Abigail (22 February 2023). "TV crews visit Calderdale village to film scenes for new ITV show Passenger". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
4. Robinson, Abby (15 May 2025). "Passenger's Andrew Buchan says it's a "shame" ITV cancelled show – already had big plans for season 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 August 2025.

External links

• Passenger at IMDb