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THE CASTAWAYS C5 9pm - sun 26-thur 30 - TV PACE NO SPOILERS

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Blondeshavemorefun · 19/01/2025 18:14

New 5 part drama starts next sun 26 Jan

For 5 nights consecutive

If there’s one thing Sheridan Smith is sure to do, it’s deliver a standout performance.

We do love a SS drama here on telly addicts 😂

From her gut-wrenching portrayal of grief in BBC One’s Four Lives (www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/four-lives-episode-three-review/607622) to her hilarious cameos as Smithy’s sister Rudi in Gavin And Stacey (www.stylist.co.uk/tag/gavin-and-stacey),

we know the Bafta-winning actor is sure to rise to the occasion. No wonder that we’re seriously excited for her upcoming thriller series.

Smith and Céline Buckens (Showtrial (www.stylist.co.uk/tag/showtrial)) star as sisters in
The Castaways
, a new Paramount+ drama series based on Lucy Clarke’s bestselling novel.

Here’s everything to know so far, including the newly released trailer for the series

After a huge fight on holiday, Lori (Smith) boards a plane to Fiji, while Erin (Buckens) does not.

The flight never arrives at its destination and months later, no wreckage has been located.

But Erin refuses to believe that her sister is gone.

When Erin learns that Lori’s credit card has been used on a remote Fijian island and later recognises the plane’s pilot on CCTV, she boards a plane to Fiji to track down the truth. Sounds dark and intriguing.

As well as Smith and Buckens, the series also features Brendan Cowell (Avatar: The Way Of Water) as pilot Mike Brasse, Dominic Tighe (The Boys In The Boat) as fellow passenger Daniel Eldridge, Lasarus Ratuere (The Tourist (www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/tv/the-tourist-bbc-one-2/765846)) as Felix Vatuba and Charlotte Vega (Burial) as Amber Gordon.

On the series, author Lucy Clarke said it “promises to be an incredible adaptation; the scriptwriting
is electric, and Sheridan and Céline are perfectly cast as Lori and Erin”.

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butterpuffed · 19/01/2025 19:37

Oooh a Channel 5 one , always look forward to them , you never know what's going to happen !!

Blondeshavemorefun · 19/01/2025 20:02

Very true @butterpuffed

will it be unbelievable

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burnoutbabe · 19/01/2025 20:17

I shall watch! I read the book (won't spoil) and nearly watched it on paramount last year but didn't bother.

WatchOutMissMarpleIsAbout · 19/01/2025 20:18

Oh looks good thank you

Blondeshavemorefun · 19/01/2025 20:26

Endings aren’t always the same as the books ……

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BlondeFool · 22/01/2025 19:36

Oh I just started this as I have a Paramount subscription to watch Yellowstone.

Blondeshavemorefun · 22/01/2025 20:09

We haven’t seen e1 yet as starts Sunday for us

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BlondeFool · 22/01/2025 23:05

Blondeshavemorefun · 22/01/2025 20:09

We haven’t seen e1 yet as starts Sunday for us

Yes I realised. No spoilers from me.

Blondeshavemorefun · 23/01/2025 20:56

Seen a few clips and looks good

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mum2jakie · 23/01/2025 21:01

Seen the advert. It actually looks quite for Channel 5!

Blondeshavemorefun · 23/01/2025 21:39

It does @mum2jakie

obv we know this is ch 5 so ……..

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/01/2025 13:04

@startstonight 9pm

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Paul2023 · 26/01/2025 17:44

Sheridan Smith is good but sometimes channel 5 do churn out some rubbish! Hope this is worth a watch !

PuppyMonkey · 26/01/2025 17:49

This has already been on something else hasn’t it? Now or Paramount?. It’s a couple of years old. I remember the basic storyline but other than that, it hasn’t stuck in my mind at all.

Alltheyellowbirds · 26/01/2025 18:14

PuppyMonkey · 26/01/2025 17:49

This has already been on something else hasn’t it? Now or Paramount?. It’s a couple of years old. I remember the basic storyline but other than that, it hasn’t stuck in my mind at all.

Definitely seen this already, and quite a long time ago. Enjoyed it if I remember right.

Blondeshavemorefun · 26/01/2025 19:41

SS can be good. Or not

yes bene on paramount but I don’t have that so new to me

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TitsInAbsentia · 26/01/2025 20:09

I enjoyed it!

Blondeshavemorefun · 26/01/2025 20:12

Well hopefully be a good 5 nighter

i like night after night

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GrandTheftWalrus · 26/01/2025 21:09

I'm watching. Hopefully if this one seems good it'll be on 5 player but probably not.

Blondeshavemorefun · 26/01/2025 21:14

Def no love lost between the sisters

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/01/2025 21:15

GrandTheftWalrus · 26/01/2025 21:09

I'm watching. Hopefully if this one seems good it'll be on 5 player but probably not.

They usually put ch 5 on the app

but at tv pace

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GrandTheftWalrus · 26/01/2025 21:16

Ugh that's annoying.

Inlimboin50s · 26/01/2025 21:16

Shifty looking pilot

Blondeshavemorefun · 26/01/2025 21:25

GrandTheftWalrus · 26/01/2025 21:16

Ugh that's annoying.

I like it so can’t binge

sure all will be on app after thur

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GrandTheftWalrus · 26/01/2025 21:27

I just get too impatient and want to know what happens.

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