9.057 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestGabe has to think fast as the police and the criminals close in. He fights for his life as events take an unexpected turn.
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.
Acting
Iain De Caestecker's face does ALL the heavy lifting
Direction
One location, maximum dread — tight, suffocating choices
Sound
Those ringing phones will haunt your actual dreams
Creator
Nick Leather
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Iain De Caestecker learned actual emergency call protocol from real Scottish Ambulance handlers, including the specific Glasgow regional codes mentioned in dialogue.
The entire series was filmed in a purpose-built control room set — actors reportedly found the oppressive fluorescent lighting so authentic they developed headaches. The claustrophobia is REAL.
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