The Control Room

The Control Room tells the story of an emergency call handler whose world is turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a distressed woman who appears to know him.

Year: 2022

Director: Amy Neil

Writer: Nick Leather

Producer: Eric Coulter

Composer: Carly Paradis

Cinematographer: James Aspinall

Editor: David Arthur

Production Designer: Andy Harris

Cast: Iain De Caestecker, Joanna Vanderham, Daniel Portman, Taj Atwal, Stuart Bowman

Screen Scotland support: The Control Room accessed £250,000 through Screen Scotland’s Production Growth Fund to support the series to base production in Scotland. During filming the series supported a number of trainees across the production including; art department, make-up, costume, camera and location, as well as creating vital stepping-up opportunities for existing crew.


Synopsis

Written by Bafta and RTS Award-winning Nick Leather. The Control Room tells the story of Gabe, an ordinary man who works as an emergency call handler for the Strathclyde Ambulance Service in Glasgow. His world is turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a distressed woman who appears to know him. With Gabe under pressure to work out who she is, he makes a decision that threatens to have devastating consequences.

Man and women look distressed. Woman with blonde hair grabs man's coat as he stands up against a wall.Still from The Control Room, courtesy of BBC Creative.

Still from The Control Room, courtesy of BBC Creative.

More information

Filming Location: The Control Room shot on location in Glasgow and surrounding area.

Release: The Control Room will air on BBC One from 9pm Sunday 17 July 2022 and then on BBC iPlayer.