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Nightsleeper

★ 6.6 7K votes 2024–present 1 season · 6 episodes Ended BBC One
Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 9/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Parth ThakerarMicah BalfourJoe ColeLois ChimimbaAlexandra RoachScott Reid
Written by
Nick Leather
Starring
Parth ThakerarMicah BalfourJoe ColeLois ChimimbaAlexandra RoachScott Reid
Written by
Nick Leather
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0125250375500

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About

"A runaway train turned into a countdown clock"

A sleeper train from Glasgow to London becomes the target of a cyberattack, its systems hijacked while passengers remain unaware anything is wrong. A civilian with a hidden past ends up trapped aboard, forced to work with a control-room team racing against the clock to stop a collision. The show moves fast, cutting between the claustrophobic carriages and the tense hub trying to hack back, leaning hard into ticking-clock momentum rather than character depth. It's a brisk, plot-driven thriller built for binge-watching in one sitting rather than savoring.

Watch it for

the relentless real-time tension of a hijacked train nobody on board can stop.

Maybe skip if

you want deep characters over pure plot-mechanics and countdown-clock momentum.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Miniseries2024
7.42K65h 47m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.17.3
41758 min
▶2Episode #1.27.4
35358 min
▶3Episode #1.37.5
33157 min
▶4Episode #1.47.5
31857 min
▶5Episode #1.57.5
30658 min
▶6Episode #1.67.3
30759 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Parth Thakerar Saj Sidhu
Micah Balfour Leon Parhill
Joe Cole Joe Roag
Lois Chimimba Erin Connolly
Alexandra Roach Abby Aysgarth
Scott Reid Billy McCloud
Katie Leung Rachel Li
Adam Mitchell Max 'Mouse' Ellis
Sharon Rooney Yas Brown
Alex Ferns Arran Moy

Crew

Nick Leather

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