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BBC Unveils The Cage Trailer Ahead of April 26 Premiere on BBC One and iPlayer

The five-part Liverpool crime story from The Responder creator Tony Schumacher anchors the BBC’s boxset-plus-weekly release approach.

Overview

  • The BBC released the first trailer Thursday, teeing up the 26 April launch on BBC One and iPlayer.
  • All five hour-long episodes will stream at once on iPlayer on 26 April, while episode one airs on BBC One at 9pm and the rest follow weekly.
  • The series tracks Leanne, a casino cashier, and her boss Matty as separate thefts from the same safe pull them into conflict with a local gangster and the police.
  • Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha lead the cast, with Barry Sloane and Geraldine James co‑starring, Tony Schumacher writing, and Al Mackay directing.
  • Production filmed across Liverpool, Merseyside, Wirral, Bolton and Tockholes, and the cast marked the rollout with a UK premiere event in London.