New BBC thriller with Joe Cole from Peaky Blinders is so gruesome that “the stars had to vomit on set”

Joe Cole has revealed the reason why the actors of his new thriller series felt sick during filming.

Thanks to his roles in brutal and dark crime dramas such as Gangs of London And Peaky BlindersYou might think that Cole has a strong talent for acting. However, it turns out there was one thing on set that turned his and his co-stars' stomachs during production on his new series.

In the six-part series, which premiered on September 15, Cole plays the role of an off-duty police officer who becomes involved in a cyberattack on the train.

Watch the trailer for the new series below:

Titled Night sleeperThe BBC series examines the dangers of cyberattacks after a night train from Glasgow to London is hacked and taken over by remote attackers.

In a race against time, Joe Roag (Cole) must now work with the National Cyber ​​Security Centre's off-duty technical director, Abby Aysgarth (Alexandra Roach), to save the lives of everyone on board. As the story progresses, however, it becomes clear that those responsible for the attack may actually be on board, hiding among the passengers.

David Threlfall, Ruth Madeley, James Cosmo, Katie Leung and Sharon Rooney also star in the series.

To recreate the effect of a bullet train during filming, Cole explained, scenes were shot on a stationary train while screens showing fast-moving scenery played on the windows to give the impression on screen that the train was speeding through the countryside.

Although the effect will look good on screen, the actor has since admitted that the filming conditions were anything but pleasant for the actors involved. In an interview with The Sun, he revealed that the flickering landscapes made the actors feel particularly uneasy.

“We were crammed into these little carriages for 10, 12 hours a day and they had the entire train journey from Aberdeen to London recorded on LED screens that were mounted outside the train,” he explained.

“It feels like you're sitting on a train. People would get sick if they looked out the window for too long. The lighting in the windows saves a lot of time in editing and just looks more realistic.”

“There was no escaping the chaos. But it was part of the fun.”

Night sleeper will premiere on BBC One from Sunday 15 September. All six episodes will also be available on iPlayer.