{"id":54216,"date":"2024-07-01T22:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2065813"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:06:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T08:06:44","slug":"colin-from-accounts-star-patrick-brammall-leads-apple-tv-thriller-the-dispatcher","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/colin-from-accounts-star-patrick-brammall-leads-apple-tv-thriller-the-dispatcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin from Accounts star Patrick Brammall leads Apple TV+ thriller The Dispatcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get ready to see the actor in a very different light. <\/p>

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

Published: Monday, 01 July 2024 at 20:00 PM<\/p>

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Colin from Accounts star Patrick Brammall will lead the cast of an Apple TV+<\/a> thriller called The Dispatcher, Radio Times<\/strong> can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n

The Australian actor shot to international stardom following the release of the sitcom, created in collaboration with his wife and co-star, Harriet Dyer, which explores the relationship between two strangers brought together after accidentally injuring a dog.<\/p>\n

Brammall earned big laughs with his performance, but will be slipping into a dramatic role for his high-profile follow-up gig on Apple\u2019s streaming service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jay Hunt, the platform\u2019s creative director for Europe, was interviewed in the latest issue of Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, where she announced that Brammall was signed on to an exciting original series.<\/p>

\u201cI can exclusively tell you that there\u2019s another English language show called The Dispatcher, based on an American book, that\u2019s rather extraordinary,\u201d she began.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a thriller about a man who was a policeman and lost his child when she was three years old. She appears to have been abducted and it devastates his life, he loses his marriage and turns to drink.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s now working in a 999 dispatch centre. One night he takes a call and becomes convinced it\u2019s the daughter that he\u2019s lost, and he goes out to try and find her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunt added: \u201cI\u2019m really excited that we\u2019ve cast Patrick Brammall, from Colin from Accounts<\/a>, who\u2019s an extraordinary actor and we\u2019re shooting in Australia. It\u2019s going to be really big.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gordon (Patrick Brammall) and Ashley (Harriet Dyer) in Colin from Accounts.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Paramount\/CBS Studios Inc<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The project is based on 2011 novel The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn<\/a>, which was named one of the top ten crime novels of that year by the Financial Times.<\/p>\n

Brammall is just the latest in a long line of stars to lead shows for Apple TV+, including Idris Elba, Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Octavia Spencer and Gary Oldman.<\/p>\n

In the full interview, Hunt and Apple\u2019s Senior Vice-President of Services Eddy Cue discuss how they attract big-name talent, their strategy around commissioning and their metrics for success.<\/p>\n

Pick up the latest\u00a0Radio Times<\/strong> for that and much more, including 101 shows to stream this summer for those needing a break from politics and sport \u2013 subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Radio Times<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n

The Dispatcher is coming soon to Apple TV+. Subscribe to Apple TV+<\/a>. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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