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The series has now finished filming in the north of England, and was directed by Geoffrey Sax ( Dalgliesh) and adapted by Paula Milne ( Him). Darren was very aware of the need to start discharge planning very early on and ensuring appropriate referrals were made to social services for Elouise and discussed this with her. Drawing upon his knowledge and that of his supervisor Grace, Darren administered intravenous drugs under her supervision. Recent television adaptations of Louise Doughty’s work include Apple Tree Yard and Crossfire which is also produced by Dancing Ledge Productions. Platform Seven by Louise Doughty is an incredibly ambitious novel. At its most basic, it is an exploration of a coercive relationship, but it has plenty to say about the value of life and the lives of individuals and the communities in which they live and work. Most audaciously, the narrator is dead, which makes Doughty literally a ghost writer. There are times when the resulting book rivals anything else I will read this year, and even when the novel stumbles there is plenty to consider.

Lisa is our "spirit guide" throughout this book. Through her we eavesdrop on conversations and even the thoughts of various characters, especially a young man called Caleb on whom she becomes fixated. Gradually, we learn more about Lisa, her former life and the reason she is trapped in Peterborough Railway Station. As she makes desperate attempts to communicate with the living, there's a dramatic change in her circumstances. This is a dark, unsettling read in places but also an uplifting, almost spiritual tale which will ultimately reward the reader. Platform 7 is an upcoming British four-part psychological thriller television series based on the 2019 novel Platform Seven by Louise Doughty, adapted by Paula Milne and developed by Dancing Ledge Productions for ITVX. Toby Regbo ( A Discovery of Witches), Yaamin Chowdhury ( The Lazardus Project), Phil Davis ( Trying) and Reece Ritchie ( The Outpost) will also star.

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Yet Platform Seven is neither a ghost story nor a murder mystery. Seeing the plot unravel through the eyes of the ghost of Evans is an interesting twist on the idea of an omniscient narrator. Perhaps it is more than that: Evans’s ghost, like all ghosts, can pass through doors, and go with apparent ease where the living struggle to go or fear to tread. Thus, fiction can be a way to reflect on matters of life and death which may be too painful to explore in real life, real though they may be to those who encounter them. This is, perhaps, true of historic sexual abuse, but also of coercive control and suicide, two of the subjects explored in Platform Seven.

Finally, Doughty wraps things up. By that I mean that she explores how different characters have reacted or will react to the various events of the story. That might sound a bit basic, but Doughty makes it anything but. Despite the supernatural elements of the novel, Platform Seven is all about people making sense of their surroundings or situation, getting on, getting by, following a path or designing one for themselves. The range of characters before us is carefully assembled and we watch them all search for the thrilling within the mundane. Lisa herself needs to come to terms with her situation but the denouement doesn’t quite work for me. I am not sure why. Lisa absolutely owns the right to make the decision she does, and it’s in character. If pushed, I think it is because her declaration about it is triumphant which is understandable but jarring. I wonder if that’s what Doughty had in mind: to make us realise that we judge the outsider, the sad-hearted and even the dead. Instead of rushing to criticise, we should take joy in the vibrant and vivid colour of carrots. All three women were very anxious and scared and Darren considered each person individually to understand and alleviate their concerns. The 4x60” series will be adapted by acclaimed and multi award-winning screenwriter Paula Milne (Him, The Politician’s Husband, White Heat) from the globally renowned bestselling novel of the same title by Louise Doughty.

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There's no news on if the series will air in the US, but Fremantle will handle the international distribution of the drama. Platform 7 plot - what happens? Until you have experienced the hard slap of violence, you can’t imagine a sudden, bad thing happening.” How can we empathise with violence without experiencing it ourselves? Darren and his practice supervisor, Grace, agree that they’ll both need to support and coach the other two student nurses to care for the three women, especially with some of the more complex conversations and communications that were needed.

We are so excited that BAFTA nominated Jasmine Jobson - one of the most brilliant acting talents to emerge in the last few years – is our lead in Platform 7. Powerhouse screenwriter Paula Milne’s brilliant scripts, based on Louise Doughty’s best-selling novel, have also attracted a stunning supporting cast alongside Jasmine; Toby Regbo, Yaamin Chowdhury, Reece Ritchie and the incomparable Phil Davis also star and this combination, along with our superb creative team behind the camera, promise to deliver a properly compelling story that will delight and surprise audiences on ITVX later this year.” Elouise has a two-year-old daughter (Riley) who she’s very concerned about as the last few months have been disruptive. Elouise lives with Riley in bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation awaiting local authority housing. She moved to the B&B from a woman’s refuge having recently left an abusive relationship. Riley is currently being looked after by a trusted friend as Elouise is currently estranged from her family. Clinical psychologist and profiler Tony Hill and detective Carol Jordan are not in good places, literally or emotionally, as Val McDermid’s How the Dead Speak opens. At the start of the 11th book in the series, Tony is in prison, six months into a four-year sentence for killing a murderer to prevent Carol from having to do it; Carol has resigned from the police force and is trying to deal with her PTSD. Her former team, meanwhile, is struggling without her as they look into the discovery of a large number of bodies in the grounds of a convent, while a serial killer is plotting his next move. This might be well into the Hill/Jordan series, but McDermid’s storytelling is as classy and compelling as ever. how guidance or policy from the Department of Health and Social Care or other governing bodies is disseminated into practiceJasmine Jobson (Top Boy, Noughts and Crosses) will take the lead role of Lisa, joined by Toby Regbo as Matt (Chivalry, A Discovery of Witches) Yaamin Chowdhury (The Lazarus Project, The Essex Serpent) as Akash and Phil Davis as Edward (Trying, Viewpoint). Jasmine will be joined by Toby Regbo as Matt ( Chivalry, A Discovery of Witches), Yaamin Chowdhury ( The Lazarus Project, The Essex Serpent) as Akash and Phil Davis as Edward ( Trying, Viewpoint). ITV Head of Drama Polly Hill on Platform 7 Platform Seven begins and ends in a place that is shared by many, if not most, visitors and residents alike. Louise Doughty’s description of this prosaic gateway in and out of the city is both accurate and haunting: “Peterborough Station sits in the middle of England like a spider alert to movement, even when it appears hunched and still.”

Jobson said: "I’m super excited to be taking the lead in this amazing psychological thriller, based on Louise Doughty’s phenomenal best-selling novel. I’m also thrilled that I get to show audiences a completely different side to what I can do on screen with this character." At times being reminded that we were seeing their lives through ghost-Lisa seemed to offset how realistic these characters were. Ghost-Lisa herself seems to fluctuated between being “ a ghost, invisible and silent, nothing but consciousness” who doesn't have memories of her past, a body, or a sense of her own humanity (“ When you don’t have a body, time is no longer even or consistent: it stretches and bends, folds in on itself. ”) little more than an impassive and intangible observer, and yet, she also comes across as the cliché of a ghost, one that wouldn't be out of place in A Christmas Carol. He believed himself to be a man who, through no fault of his own, had suffered a terrible bereavement. I'm thrilled to be working with Dancing Ledge Productions on the haunting thriller, Platform7,an adaptation of Louise Doughty’s brilliant novel," says Polly.Darren is feeling overwhelmed by the outcomes that he needs to achieve, so he’s identified clear learning objectives with his practice supervisor. A teaser shares: “The drama is a haunting thriller following central character Lisa who, after witnessing a cataclysmic event on platform 7 of a railway station, finds her own fragmented memory jogged to reveal a connection between her own life and that of the event she has just witnessed.



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