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The Control Room

TV·2022–2022·1 season, 3 episodes·BBC One·Crime, Drama·1h·Created by Nick Leather

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The story of Gabe, an ordinary man who works as an emergency call handler for the Scottish Ambulance Service in Glasgow. His world is turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a 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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Control Room S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 10.0Call handler Gabe receives a desperate call from a woman who appears to know him. Under pressure to work out who she is, he makes a decision that may have devastating consequences.
  2. 02The Control Room S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 10.0Gabe is blackmailed into further criminal behaviour by Anthony. In order to escape the nightmare of the present, Gabe has to confront his past.
  3. 03The Control Room S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 9.0Gabe has to think fast as the police and the criminals close in. He fights for his life as events take an unexpected turn.

Castfull cast & details

Iain De CaesteckerIain De CaesteckerGabeJoanna VanderhamJoanna VanderhamSamSharon RooneySharon RooneyBreckDaniel PortmanDaniel PortmanAnthonyTaj AtwalTaj AtwalLeighStuart BowmanStuart BowmanIanRona MorisonRona MorisonDanniConor McLeodConor McLeodRoss

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2022Aired 9.7Season avg
  1. S01E01The Control Room S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1July 17, 2022 10.0Call handler Gabe receives a desperate call from a woman who appears to know him. Under pressure to work out who she is, he makes a decision
  2. S01E02The Control Room S01E02Episode 2July 18, 2022 10.0Gabe is blackmailed into further criminal behaviour by Anthony. In order to escape the nightmare of the present, Gabe has to confront his pa
  3. S01E03The Control Room S01E03Episode 3July 19, 2022 9.0Gabe has to think fast as the police and the criminals close in. He fights for his life as events take an unexpected turn.

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