{"id":54528,"date":"2024-07-08T20:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2067900"},"modified":"2024-07-09T00:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T22:13:41","slug":"the-night-caller-director-says-viewers-have-to-stick-with-series-its-not-what-you-think","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-night-caller-director-says-viewers-have-to-stick-with-series-its-not-what-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"The Night Caller director says viewers have to \u201cstick with\u201d series: \u201cIt\u2019s not what you think\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

“This series is a slightly slower burn.” <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 08 July 2024 at 18:00 PM<\/p>

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*Spoilers for The Night Caller episode 1 ahead*<\/strong><\/p>\n

At just four episodes long, The Night Caller<\/a> isn\u2019t the longest series in the world but is set to take viewers on quite the slow burning journey.<\/p>\n

Director Diarmuid Goggins has revealed that the four-parter is one that audiences will need to stick with for quite the pay-off to come at the end.<\/p>\n

When speaking about how he hopes the audience will respond to the series, Goggins revealed: \u201cWhat\u2019s exciting about this series is that it\u2019s not what you expect \u2013 stick with it, because it\u2019s not what you think is going to be. In our modern world there\u2019s a need for everything to be fast paced, but this series is a slightly slower burn.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally it\u2019s a character study \u2013 we\u2019re spending a few hours with this man and trying to understand him, and to do that you need to just relax and invest your time. It\u2019s a really rewarding watch and there are so many huge moments in it. I hope the audience enjoys a really exciting, suspenseful story with wonderful performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Robert Glenister as Tony in The Night Caller.<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Across the four episodes, we follow cab driver Tony (Robert Glenister) who has become increasingly isolated after losing his former job as a respected science teacher and instead, now ferries late night passengers around Liverpool.<\/p>\n

According to the synopsis: \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.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut 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>\n

\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>

Led by Robert Glenister, the series also stars Sean Pertwee as Lawrence, Suzanne Packer as Rosa and Stephen Walters as fellow cabbie Rob.<\/p>\n

A previously released preview of the series shows Tony getting increasingly irate when he spots Rosa\u2019s abusive ex-boyfriend attacking her outside the late-night cafe. He gets out of his cab but remains silent \u2013 what lengths will he go to in order to protect those around him?<\/p>\n

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