On Sunday night a new drama started airing on Channel 5. The Night Caller is "about the power of influence those with the loudest voice have over the most vulnerable people."
The four-parter centres around lonely taxi driver Tony who has seemingly lost his purpose in life. Prior to working through the night the cabbie had been a well respected science teacher - until a scandal led to his apparently unfair dismissal.
Having lost his career, marriage and self-esteem, the driver becomes increasingly isolated. Desperate for companionship he finds solace in café worker Rosa and a late night radio show hosted by Lawrence.
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As Tony continues to dial into the show and drives through the darkened streets of Liverpool his obsession begins to grow. It's only a matter of time until the two men violently clash as Tony makes a startling realisation about Lawrence. Here’s everything you need to know about The Night Caller. For the latest TV & Showbiz news, sign up to our newsletter.
The Night Caller cast
The full cast list is as follows:
- Tony Conroy - Robert Glenister (Hustle, Spooks)
- Lawrence Brightway - Sean Pertwee (Gotham, You)
- Rosa - Suzanne Packer (Casualty, Keeping Faith)
- Rob - Stephen Walters (Outlander, Silent Witness)
Other cast members include:
- Grainne Keenan (Blood, The Foreigner, The Wife, Black Mirror) as DS Marshall
- Martin McDonagh (King Frankie, The Irish Mob) as the cafe owner
- James Keating (The Last Rifleman, I’ll Wait Here) as Joe
- Gary Murray (Aisha, The Drowning) as a police offer
- Kim Daly (Four Mothers) as Siobhan
- Anthony Brophy (The Professor and the Madman, The Devil’s Own, Lady Chatterley’s Lover) as Stephen
Where was The Night Caller filmed?
Despite being set in Liverpool The Night Caller was actually filmed in Ireland in 2023.
How can you watch The Night Caller?
There are four episodes The Night Caller, the first of which aired on Channel 5 at 9pm on Sunday, July 7. Each episode will be available to catch up on-demand on My5 right after it has aired, with the full box set then available for streaming on My5 from 10pm on July 10.
- Episode one: 9pm, Sunday, July 7
- Episode two: 9pm, Monday, July 8
- Episode three: 9pm, Tuesday, July 9
- Episode four: 9pm, Wednesday, July 10
