BBC new new six-part thriller series featuring Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole has proven a big hit with viewers who have likened it to another highly-regarded show

BBC’s new thriller Nightsleeper landed on the small screens on Sunday, September 15. The show follows the events of a single, extremely tense on a sleeper train travelling between Glasgow and London which was hijacked by hackers (or "hack-jacked") in a ...

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Let the train take the strain”, as the old advertising slogan urged us. The train in this six-part drama has to soak up a whole world of strain, as it’s taken over by cyber-hijackers who demand a huge ransom before they’ll consider relinquishing their technological grip.

BBC's Nightsleeper is set to hit screens imminently and boasts an all-star cast on board the sleeper train as it travels from Glasgow to London

The BBC thriller has captivated viewers with its many twists and turns. But who is responsible for hijacking The Heart of Britain?

If don’t have linear TV or prefer to watch on catch-up, you can stream the show via the BBC's online platform, BBC iPlayer. It's free to sign-up for a BBC iPlayer account. All you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. W12 7FA) and a valid TV licence.

Taking to social media, viewers asked why the power wasn't turned off after the train was hijacked. One person wrote: "Explain to me again why they can't just unplug it?!" while another asked: "Erm, why haven't they simply turned off the power supply to the overhead cables?