{"id":46373,"date":"2024-02-21T21:15:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1996258"},"modified":"2024-02-21T23:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T22:02:07","slug":"rebecca-hall-to-lead-intriguing-new-bbc-drama-the-listeners","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rebecca-hall-to-lead-intriguing-new-bbc-drama-the-listeners\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Hall to lead intriguing new BBC drama The Listeners"},"content":{"rendered":"

The series adapts a popular novel. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 21 February 2024 at 20:15 PM<\/p>

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Rebecca Hall will lead the cast of a new BBC mystery drama titled The Listeners, in which a woman is pushed into unusual decisions by a mysterious hum that only a few can hear.<\/p>\n

Based on the novel by Jordan Tannahill, the series will follow English teacher Claire (Hall) as her obsession with the noise exacerbates tension with her husband and drives her into increasing isolation with a close-knit group of fellow listeners.<\/p>\n

Among them is a student of hers, Kyle (Ollie West), and a charismatic couple named Jo and Omar, who believe that the ability to hear the hum could be a gift reserved for the \u201cchosen few\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the synopsis, The Listeners explores \u201cthe seduction of the wild and unknowable\u2026 the rise of conspiracy culture in the west, and the desire for community and connection in our increasingly polarised times\u201d.<\/p>

The cast also includes Prasanna Puwanarajah (Payback<\/a>), Amr Waked (Ramy), Gayle Rankin (Perry Mason<\/a>), Mia Tharia (Phoenix Rise), Franc Ashman (Inside Man<\/a>), Samuel Edward-Cook (Peaky Blinders<\/a>), Karen Henthorn (Coronation Street), Lucy Sheen (Ping Pong) and Ian Mercer (All Creatures Great And Small<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Janicza Bravo is on directing duties, following acclaimed credits on Poker Face<\/a> and Mrs America<\/a>, while Tannahill has penned the scripts from his own book. Filming has taken place in Greater Manchester, with a release date still to be confirmed.<\/p>\n

Executive producer Ed Guiney said: \u201cWhen we first read Jordan\u2019s book, we were immediately captured by his extraordinary prose and ability to weave the complexities of themes of community, conspiracy and faith through such beautifully rendered, achingly real characters.<\/p>\n