{"id":53797,"date":"2024-06-25T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2061972"},"modified":"2024-06-25T12:54:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:54:09","slug":"sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Pertwee and Robert Glenister in tense trailer for The Night Caller thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Channel 5 unveils the high-octane first look at the new thriller. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 at 09:30 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>Sean Pertwee, Robert Glenister and Suzanne Packer lead the cast of a tense new thriller coming to Channel 5 \u2013 The Night Caller.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/RadioTimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has the exclusive first look at the trailer for the upcoming drama, which follows a lonely taxi driver\u2019s (Glenister) growing obsession with a late-night radio DJ (Pertwee).<\/p>\n<p>In the teaser, Tony, a cabbie in his 50s, can be seen disillusioned and dissatisfied with his life.<\/p>\n<p>He spends his nights driving and listening to radio talk show presenter Lawrence, before eventually calling in to the show, NightTalk.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 5 calls The Night Caller \u201ca claustrophobic tale about the power of influence those with the loudest voice have over the most vulnerable people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"f366325b30418d469ac4c78c97acecc81091bc6b\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"f366325b30418d469ac4c78c97acecc81091bc6b\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>The synopsis for the upcoming thriller teases: \u201cTony, in his 50s, drives a black cab, doing the night shift in the city. He used to be a popular and respected teacher but after losing his job, his confidence plummeted, his marriage collapsed and he\u2019s become increasingly isolated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow his only lifelines are cafe-worker Rosa, whom he forms a growing attachment to, and a radio DJ called Lawrence whom he spends his nights listening to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne night Tony plucks up the courage and rings NightTalk to speak to Lawrence, and soon becomes a \u2018friend of the show\u2019. For the first time in years, he feels listened to. But as time passes his developing bond with the late-night DJ begins to turn into an unhealthy obsession as he starts interpreting Lawrence\u2019s \u2018world view\u2019 in dangerous ways that have devastating impacts on Tony\u2019s life.<\/p> <p>\u201cOne night, by chance, Lawrence gets into Tony\u2019s cab. The initial excitement at meeting takes a turn when Tony realises this DJ isn\u2019t the man he purports to be. Lawrence is a fake and Tony feels betrayed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/suspect-season-2-teaser-trailer-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Suspect season 2 trailer teases thrilling case with Line of Duty, Bad Sisters stars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/suranne-jones-potential-vigil-season-3-newsupdate\/\">Suranne Jones on a potential Vigil season 3: \u201cIt has to be the right story\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Night Calling is coming soon to Channel 5 and My5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Channel 5 unveils the high-octane first look at the new thriller. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53798,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller.jpg",2400,1600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/sean-pertwee-and-robert-glenister-in-tense-trailer-for-the-night-caller-thriller-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Channel 5 unveils the high-octane first look at the new thriller.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53797"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}