{"id":18624,"date":"2022-07-16T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1681391"},"modified":"2022-07-16T14:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:04:24","slug":"the-control-room-unveils-nail-biting-first-look-at-new-thriller","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-control-room-unveils-nail-biting-first-look-at-new-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"The Control Room unveils nail-biting first look at new thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 16 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-control-room-bbc-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Control Room<\/a>, a brand-new three-part series from the producers of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/sherlock-creators-return-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sherlock<\/a>, starts tomorrow on BBC One and we have an exclusive clip giving us a first-look at the tense thriller.<\/p>\n<p>In the sequence, Gabe, an emergency call handler <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-control-room-bbc-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">played by Iain De Caestecker<\/a>, is told that the team have had a call from a woman who also called the day before, with everyone then springing into action.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s patched through to Gabe as the team try to track the call, and she asks whether he remembers, without specifying what. He says he doesn\u2019t but says he \u201cstill might be able to help\u201d her if she lets him.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full exclusive clip of The Control Room for <strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a><\/strong> here.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6309378302112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>Alongside De Caestecker, the series also stars Taj Atwal, Daniel Portman and Conor McLeod, who can be seen in the clip as Gabe co-workers, while Joanna Vanderham play a pivotal role as Sam, the woman who is on the phone to Gabe. Sharon Rooney and Stuart Bowman then round out the cast.<\/p>\n<p>De Caestecker recently teased that there\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/control-room-iain-de-caestecker-twist-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201ca big twist\u201d<\/a> from the very first scene, which propels the story forward, while he also said that something happens \u201chalfway through episode one where it really, really ramps up\u201d.<\/p> <p>He said: \u201cI remember when I was reading it that my heart was really racing, and I showed it to a couple of friends and they both jumped off the sofa. Which is the reaction you want, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The thriller is set to see Gabe on the hunt to work out who this mysterious caller, who seems to know him for his past, really is. He then makes a decision which threatens to have devastating consequences.<\/p>\n<p>You can read our full review for The Control Room <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-control-room-bbc-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Control Room will air on BBC One from Sunday 17th July at 9pm, with all episodes then available on BBC iPlayer. Looking for something else to watch? 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Saturday, 16 July 2022 at 12:00 am The Control Room, a brand-new three-part series from the producers of Sherlock, starts tomorrow on BBC One and we have an exclusive clip giving us a first-look at the tense thriller. 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