Platform 7

Platform 7
Genre	Psychological thriller
Based on	Platform Seven by Louise Doughty
Written by	Paula Milne
Directed by	Geoffrey Sax
Starring	Jasmine Jobson Toby Regbo
Composer	Toydrum
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Chris Carey Laurence Bowen Kate Triggs
Producer	Rosalie Carew
Production locations	Versa Studios, Leeds, United Kingdom[1]
Production company	Dancing Ledge Productions
Original release
Network	ITVX
Release	7 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]

Cast

• Jasmine Jobson as Lisa Evans
• Toby Regbo as Matthew Goodson
• Yaamin Chowdhury as Akash Lockhart
• Sacha Parkinson as Melissa
• Reece Ritchie as Richard Shale
• Tábata Cerezo as Rosaria Diaz
• Rhiannon Clements as Izzy
• Phil Davis as Edward Warren
• Emily Carey as Ella Warren
• Patrick Robinson as Trevor Evans
• Natasha Joseph as Evelyn Evans
• Harvey Walker as Student #3
• Lisa Allen as Stacey
• Joe Standerline as Trilby Hat Man
• Roman Brierley as Student #4
• Thomas Pace as Student #5
• Eric as the Station Master

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by [3]	Written by	Original release date [2]
1	"Episode 1"	Geoffrey Sax	Paula Milne	7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
2	"Episode 2"	Geoffrey Sax	Paula Milne	7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
3	"Episode 3"	Geoffrey Sax	Paula Milne	7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
4	"Episode 4"	Geoffrey Sax	Paula Milne	7 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]

References

1. "Projects". Versa Studios. 25 April 2024.
2. Dray, Kayleigh (30 November 2023). "Platform 7: Top Boy fans, prepare to fall hard for ITV's chilling new psychological thriller". Stylist. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
3. Hibbs, James (25 January 2023). "Top Boy star Jasmine Jobson to lead gripping ITVX thriller Platform 7". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
4. Creamer, Jon (12 July 2022). "ITV orders drama Platform 7 from Dancing Ledge". Televisual. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
5. Whittock, Jesse (25 January 2023). "'Top Boy's Jasmine Jobson To Lead ITVX Drama 'Platform 7'". Deadline. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
6. Mangan, Lucy (2023-12-07). "Platform 7 review – this tedious thriller is a waste of good actors". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
7. Rees, Jasper (2023-12-07). "Platform 7, review: just like The Crown, this thriller really didn't need the ghosts". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-02-06.

External links

• Platform 7 at IMDb