BBC has announced that it has commissioned a new suspense thriller called Nightsleeper from Fremantle’s Euston Films. The series will be written by BAFTA-winning writer Nick Leather for BBC One. The real-time thriller will take place on a sleeper train as it barrels forward from Glasgow to its destination in London. Behind the scenes, a government agency works relentlessly to try to prevent events onboard from spiraling out of control.

 

The BBC announces new thriller Nightsleeper, set on a high-speed train between Glasgow and London, for @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer
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Two people who’ve never met will need to work together to save the lives of the train’s passengers before the train can reach a deadly final destination. One of the potential saviors is on the train while the other is not. The six-part series will be available on BBC and BBC iPlayer. Filming is expected to take place next year in Glasgow, Scotland.

Nightsleeper will be directed by Jamie Magnus Stone and produced by Jonathan Curling. Writer Nick Leather said, “I couldn’t be more excited to work with Euston Films and the BBC to drive the engine of this real-time thrilled and take our audience along for a ride full of personal intrigue, political manoeuvring, and danger.”