Hot on the heels of This City is Ours BBC One has announced a brand-new high-energy crime story set in Liverpool.<\/p>\n
\u2018Character-driven\u2019 and \u2018full of heart\u2019, The Cage is the second series created by BAFTA-nominated writer Tony Schumacher.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s set within the world of a Liverpool casino, so you know it\u2019s going to be a thrilling watch.<\/p>\n
And here\u2019s everything we know so far\u2026<\/p>\n
What is The Cage about?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Cage is going be a hard-hitting crime story set within the world of a Liverpool Casino with two \u2018unforgettable characters\u2019 at its heart. The drama begins when central characters Leanne and Matty discover they are both robbing from the safe at the inner-city casino they work in. From then, their lives are set on a collision course \u2013 but not just with each other, with the local gangster they\u2019re stealing from, and with the police.<\/p>\n Who\u2019s starring in it?<\/strong><\/p>\n They\u2019ve got two great names starring in The Cage: Cilla, The C Word and Mrs Biggs actress Sheridan Smith is playing Leanne, and Michael Socha \u2013 The Gallows Pole and Showtrial \u2013 is Matty.<\/p>\n How many episodes are there?<\/strong><\/p>\n This will be a five-part drama, directed by Al Mackay (Kidnapped, Without Sin).<\/p>\n Where\u2019s it been filmed?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Cage is being filmed in and around Liverpool and Merseyside \u2013 and we already know Sheridan has been spotted driving around Water Street and Liverpool Town Hall in a yellow Fiat Multipla and standing knee-deep in Sefton Park lake.<\/p>\n When is it being broadcast?<\/strong><\/p>\n That\u2019s the bit we don\u2019t know yet \u2013 but we know we can\u2019t wait until it is!<\/p>\n Where will it be shown?<\/strong><\/p>\n It will be on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n What else has Tony Schumacher written?<\/strong><\/p>\n Tony, himself a former police responder, was the BAFTA-nominated creator of The Responder starring Martin Freeman as Chris Carson, a crisis-stricken, morally compromised, unconventional urgent response officer on the beat in Liverpool.\u00a0 He says: \u201cComing 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. I\u2019m hoping people will find it funny, dark, but most of all full of love, life and entertainment. I can\u2019t wait for the world to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Cage is from the makers of Normal People<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s produced by Freemantle company Element Pictures who also produced romantic psychological drama\u00a0Normal People, which starred Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones. Executive producers Christopher Aird and Hilary Martin say: \u201cTony writes characters from the heart that break your heart. The Cage is a crime show, a show about family and a love story of sorts. It is by turns funny, poignant, thrilling, and sad.\u201d<\/p>\n Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, adds:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Cage is character-driven, hugely entertaining and full of heart, and I\u2019m delighted that Tony has chosen the BBC to be the home of his second series following on from the success of The Responder. Viewers are in for a treat.\u201d#<\/p>\n Find out more about The Cage here<\/a>. Find out what\u2019s good up North on our new platform, The Northern Guide.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n From the best hotels, beauty spots, days out, food and more up North \u2013 visit\u00a0thenorthernguide.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow The Northern Guide on Instagram\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n
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