Platform 7

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Platform 7
Genre Psychological thriller
Based onPlatform Seven
by Louise Doughty
Written by Paula Milne
Directed by Geoffrey Sax
Starring
Composer Toydrum
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Carey
  • Laurence Bowen
  • Kate Triggs
ProducerRosalie Carew
Production locationsVersa Studios, Leeds, United Kingdom [1]
Production companyDancing Ledge Productions
Original release
Network ITVX
Release7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)

Platform 7 is a British four-part psychological thriller television series based on the 2019 novel Platform Seven by Louise Doughty, adapted by Paula Milne and developed by Dancing Ledge Productions for ITVX. It was released on ITVX on 7 December 2023, and will air on 26 August 2024 on ITV1. [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected by [3] Written byOriginal release date [2]
1"Episode 1"Geoffrey SaxPaula Milne7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
2"Episode 2"Geoffrey SaxPaula Milne7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
3"Episode 3"Geoffrey SaxPaula Milne7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
4"Episode 4"Geoffrey SaxPaula Milne7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)

Production

In July 2022, ITV commissioned a four-part adaptation of Louise Doughty's Platform Seven from Dancing Ledge Productions, penned by Paula Milne. Chris Carey and Laurence Bowen of Dancing Ledge would executive produce the series with Kate Triggs. The series is produced by Rosalie Carew and was originally set to be directed by Sarah Walker. [4] Post production reports however listed Geoffrey Sax as the Director. [3]

In January 2023, it was announced that Jasmine Jobson would lead Platform 7. Also joining the cast were Toby Regbo, Yaamin Chowdhury, and Phil Davis. Principal photography took place in northern England. [5] The station concourse and forecourt were filmed at Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway, with the "platform 7" being filmed at Keighley on the Keighley and Worth Valley railway.

Reception

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode two stars out of five, criticizing the pacing and script. [6] Jasper Rees of The Daily Telegraph gave it three out of five stars. [7]

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