A brand new crime drama starring Sheridan Smith has been given its release date by BBC One.
The Cage follows Smith as Leanne, a Liverpool on line casino worker who has been skimming cash undetected.
However, when she and co-worker Matty (Michael Socha) uncover they’re each robbing from the secure, their lives rapidly spiral uncontrolled.
The synopsis notes the pair are “set on a collision course; with each other, the local gangster they’re stealing from, and the police”.
The new five-part drama, written by The Responder’s BAFTA profitable creator Tony Schumacher, begins Sunday 26 April at 9pm on BBC One, and can be out there as a boxset on BBC iPlayer.
It can be directed by Al Mackay, whose earlier work contains psychological drama Without Sin, Deep Water and COBRA.
Joining Socha and Smith within the solid is House of the Dragon’s Barry Sloane, Dope Girls’ Geraldine James, Anton Bibby, Freya Jones, Sophie Mensah and Abby Mavers.
Additional casting contains Shaun Mason (Extraordinary), Louis Emerick (The Power of Parker), Ian Puleston Davies (Tin Star), Julia Papp (Baptiste), Katy Carmichael (Malpractice), Dave Hart (The Responder), Eileen O’Brien (Not Going Out), Eithne Browne (Broken) and Mona Goodwin (Black Mirror).
Ahead of the present’s release, Schumacher stated: “Coming back to the BBC with my second major show and being able to work with such talents as Sheridan, Michael and the teams at Element Pictures and the BBC is such an honour.
“On prime of that, having a director of Al’s calibre actually is the cherry on the massive Liverpool drama cake we’re baking collectively.
“I’m hoping people will find it funny, dark, but most of all full of love, life and entertainment and I can’t wait for the world to see it.”
The Cage begins Sunday 26 April at 9pm on BBC One, and can be out there as a boxset on BBC iPlayer.
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