The Control Room: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Control Room tells 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.

Series details

• Title: The Control Room
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2022-07-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-07-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 56 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 54403
• IMDb ID: tt14466294
• TVDB ID: 400189

Cast and credited roles

• Iain De Caestecker — Gabe
• Joanna Vanderham — Sam
• Sharon Rooney — Breck
• Daniel Portman — Anthony
• Taj Atwal — Leigh
• Stuart Bowman — Ian

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-07-17; final listed air date 2022-07-17; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Control Room on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.