ONE OF the stars of Peaky Blinders is making a huge return to screens.
Joe Cole, 34, was known for his role as John Shelby in the hit Steven Knight period crime drama.
Joe Cole returns to BBC One screens in the brand new thriller, Nightsleeper[/caption] He was known for playing the role of John Shelby (right)[/caption] The actor will once again return to the airwaves of BBC One for a new drama[/caption]Now he’s set to return to BBC One screens once again in a brand new thriller, and it’s just weeks away.
Nightsleeper is the brand new six-part series and viewers will not have long to wait for its debut.
The star is also known for his performance in Gangs of London, but he will take on the leading role of Joe Roag for the new drama.
The show will first make its way onto BBC One on Sunday 16 September.
It will air over a three-week period in a primetime slot on Sunday and Monday nights.
The new show will also be available for fans to stream and watch on BBC iPlayer.
Nick Leather, the BAFTA award-winning writer behind shows such as Murdered For Being Different, was once again the man behind the series.
Jamie Magnus Stone and John Hayes served as the directors as they worked with a star-studded cast.
Black Mirror and Killing Eve star Alexandra Roach also has a starring role as she takes on the part of Abby Aysgarth.
Together, the duo are joined by the likes of Alex Ferns, Adam Mitchell, Scott Reid, Sharon Small, and Barbie‘s Sharon Rooney.
Other star names also include Daniel Cahill, Leah MacRae, Ruth Madeley, Parth Thakerar and former Celebrity Big Brother personality James Cosmo.
The series will tell the story of Joe Roag, an police officer who is off duty and is a passenger on a train from Glasgow to London.
In the series, the locomotive gets ‘hijacked’ by a mysterious opponent named ‘The Driver’.
Together with Abby, the acting technical director at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) they have to prevent chaos.
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Together they are not sure who their opponent is that they are facing as he attempts to constantly outwit them and their circumstances become more difficult by the hour.
According to The Mirror, the series has been described as a “fast-moving adventure” and a “whodunnit detective story”, which unfolds over a single night.
Black Mirror and Killing Eve star Alexandra Roach also has a significant tole[/caption]Nightsleeper will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from Sunday 16 September.