BBC's Nightsleeper cast as six part train thriller set to have millions hooked

It's the new drama that has got everyone talking and after trailers for it have been on heavy rotation, Nightsleeper finally launched on last Sunday night. And some viewers who've binged all of it already are declaring that it might be the 'new' Bodyguard.

With Sherwood coming to an end this week, drama fans are after something else to get their teeth into as the nights are drawing in and Nightsleeper might just be the thing the show to tick that box. The six part series is focused on a Glasgow to London sleeper train and how, what should be a totally uneventful journey, ends up being anything but when hackers attempt to take control of the train, placing all of its passengers lives in danger.

WE don't want to give too much away, but what follows looks set to be unmissable stuff as two total strangers, one onboard the train and one not, are forced to work together in an attempt to save the lives of everyone on. Nightsleeper kicks off its six episode run on BBC One on Sunday, September 15.

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And there are definitely a few recognisable faces in its cast, from a Shameless legend last seen in ITV's supernatural drama Passenger and a Peaky Blinders star in the lead role, to an EastEnders villain.

BBC's Nightsleeper cast

Joe Roag: Joe Cole

Abby Aysgarth: Alexandra Roach

Liz Draycott: Sharon Small

Andy Maver: Gavin Mitchell

Kyle Warren: James McAnerney

Kate Nisbit: Naomi Yang

Zed Hylton: Jasmine Naziha Jones

Leon Parhill: Micah Balfour

Police Scotland Officer Cal McKinsey: Murray Fraser

Saj Sidhu: Parth Thakerar

Meg Hooton: Remy Beasley

Danny Geoghan: Daniel Cahill

Erin Connolly: Lois Chimimba

Tobi McKnight: Gabriel Howell

Rachel Li: Katie Leung

Sophie Warren: Leah MacRae

Chrissy Doolan: Ruth Madeley

Max `Mouse" Ellis: Adam Mitchell

Nicola Miller: Pamela Nomvete

Billy McCloud: Scott Reid

Aaron Moy: Alex Ferns

Yas Brown: Sharon Rooney

Fraser Warren: James Cosmo

Ian Crieff: Douglas Russell

Lindsey Ellis: Kim Chapman