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THE NIGHT CALLER. sun to wed. CH 5 / 9pm - TV PACE

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Blondeshavemorefun · 03/07/2024 19:46

New 4 part thriller /drama on sun to wed so 4 nights in a row

Lonely cab driver Tony becomes obsessed with the late night talk show

Stating Robert glenister and sean pertwee

The synopsis for the upcoming thriller teases: "Tony, 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’s become increasingly isolated.

"Now 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.

"One night Tony plucks up the courage and rings NightTalk to speak to Lawrence, and soon becomes a 'friend of the show'.

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's 'world view' in dangerous ways that have devastating impacts on Tony’s life.

One night, by chance, Lawrence gets into Tony’s cab.

The initial excitement at meeting takes a turn when Tony realises this DJ isn't the man he purports to be. Lawrence is a fake and Tony feels betrayed."

Tony makes a decision and does something totally out of character

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dayswithaY · 13/07/2024 14:18

I was thinking that surely it was manslaughter or a hit and run accident - he didn’t kill Steve on purpose and it wasn’t murder.

Lawrence was a twat but he didn’t actually do anything wrong and I agree with PP that he didn’t deserve to be terrorised by Tony.

Not sure Rosa would be so invested in Tony. He was like a wet weekend on their one and only date, what’s the attraction there?

Bit of an overreaction to ignoring a call from a suicidal student, he didn’t cause his death.

The other taxi driver looked like one of Harry Enfield’s Three Scousers. Not sure you can just kick a drug habit by throwing your pills out the car window.

It kept me interested but like so many dramas, it was let down by a poor ending.

Don’t bother watching if you’re feeling bleak about life.

butterpuffed · 13/07/2024 19:41

I was thinking that surely it was manslaughter or a hit and run accident - he didn’t kill Steve on purpose and it wasn’t murder.

It was definitely deliberate as he stared and accelerated , and it was after Ste had been in his cab ,putting down Rosa .

Blondeshavemorefun · 13/07/2024 20:48

Yes def delib

He didn't just walk off the kerb

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 13/07/2024 22:22

They could've done this in 90 minutes there was a lot of pauses and filler
I know the driving and sluicing the cab over and over was relevant as that was his worklife but my god it dragged .

(Though we started watching "Insomnia" the one with Vicky Mclure and I gave up after episode 2 as it was so boring )

purpleme12 · 14/07/2024 22:15

I thought this was really good actually
I thought they portrayed Tony really really well

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