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Summary Off-duty policeman Joe Roag (Joe Cole) works with Abby Aysgarth (Alexandra Roach), the acting technical director at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), to find out who has taken control of the train he is taking to London in the thriller series written by Nick Leather. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 15 Sep 2025 a...

Created By: Nick Leather

Nightsleeper

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 15, 2024
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Summary Off-duty policeman Joe Roag (Joe Cole) works with Abby Aysgarth (Alexandra Roach), the acting technical director at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), to find out who has taken control of the train he is taking to London in the thriller series written by Nick Leather. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 15 Sep 2025 a...

Created By: Nick Leather

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80% Mixed
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Nov 24, 2025
80
I came to Nightsleeper with low expectations – the bare synopsis sounded unimaginatively generic. But this promises to be an intricately constructed, high-speed ride – let’s just hope it doesn’t get stuck at a red signal sometime around episode four.
By Gerard Gilbert FULL REVIEW
Nov 24, 2025
60
But even the exciting twist at the end as the runaway train set off, driverless, the remaining people on board effectively kidnapped, doesn’t change the fact that this is very schlocky.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
Nov 24, 2025
60
Nightsleeper is built for binge-watching, its cliffhanger moments the TV equivalent of rubber-necking: you know you should look away but you really can’t. Suspend your disbelief and go along for the ride.
By Keith Watson FULL REVIEW
Nov 24, 2025
40
The plot is also compromised by the sheer volume of jokes, which go beyond comic relief to almost rendering this show an outright comedy-drama. How are we supposed to take the threat of the nightmare train seriously when even the people on board can't stop throwing out zingers? This could be forgiven if they were any good, but often it's just annoying.
By David Craig FULL REVIEW
Nov 24, 2025
40
As the minutes and hours unfold, matters become increasingly ridiculous and even within the elastic definition we apply to these capers, absurd (armed police teams who don’t check the loos and take a little boy’s word for it that there’s no one else in his hiding place with him, for instance). In addition, the words the poor actors are required to say become increasingly abysmal.
By Lucy Mangan FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • FremantleMedia
  • Euston Films
Initial Release Date: Sep 15, 2024
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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