Fremantle, ITVX’s ‘Platform 7’ Introduces ‘Relatable’ Ghost, Debuts First-Look Images: ‘We Wanted to Show the Triumph of Survival’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga ITVX thriller “Platform 7,” produced by Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge, has debuted first-look images ahead of MipCom.
Adapted from Louise Doughty’s novel, it sees young teacher Lisa wandering around a small railway station. Lisa has a secret – she is a ghost and she died right there.
But even though everyone ruled it a suicide, she doesn’t remember what happened to her. “It’s tense, fresh and engaging, with supernatural elements that combine important modern issues, resulting in an exceptional lead performance from Jasmine Jobson, who breaks new ground in this limited series,” says Fremantle’s Jens Richter, calling Doughty’s writing “phenomenal.” The show was adapted by Paula Milne, also behind “The Politician’s Husband” and Oliver Hirschbiegel’s “The Same Sky.” Toby Regbo, Reece Ritchie, Yaamin Chowdhury co-star. “I feel very passionately that if ghosts would really exist, they wouldn’t be just floating around in white nighties in stately homes and country houses.
They would be haunting multi storey car parks, shopping centers and railway stations,” notes Doughty. “The novel is set at Peterborough station, which is where I used to change trains.
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