The System [Limelight]

A witty and propulsive six-part thriller about an exclusive personal development programme with a radical twist.

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0100Level 0: Introducing, The System20210513When Jake goes on the run after a mysterious crime, his sister Maya must find out why. A propulsive six-part thriller.

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0101Level 1: Get Naked2021052820210604 (R4)
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A propulsive thriller starring Siena Kelly, Jack Rowan and Iain de Caestecker.

When Jake signs up to a personal training programme that promises to turn the meekest man-boy into an alpha male, he doesn't have a clue what he's getting himself into. Two years later, his sister Maya sets out to uncover the truth.

When Jake signs up to a personal training programme that promises to turn the meekest man-boy into an alpha male, he doesn?t have a clue what he's getting himself into. Two years later, his sister Maya sets out to uncover the truth.

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~System, The [limelight]

When Jake signs up to a personal training programme that promises to turn the meekest man-boy into an alpha male, he doesn?t have a clue what he?s getting himself into. Two years later, his sister Maya sets out to uncover the truth.

When Jake signs up to a personal training programme that promises to turn the meekest man-boy into an alpha male, he doesn’t have a clue what he’s getting himself into. Two years later, his sister Maya sets out to uncover the truth.

Alex ... Iain de Caestecker

Jerome... Don Gil退t

Maya ... Siena Kelly

Beau...Matthew Needham

DI Cohen ...Chloe Pirrie

Jake ...Jack Rowan

Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx music collective

With thanks to Dr Joel Busher at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, University of Coventry.

When Jake goes on the run from a shadowy organization, only his sister Maya can save him

When Jake goes on the run from a shadowy organization, only his sister Maya can save him.

A witty and propulsive thriller starring Siena Kelly, Jack Rowan and Iain de Caestecker.

Witty thriller about a group of young radicals and the hunt for their leader.

Alex - Iain de Caestecker

Jerome - Don Gilét

Beau - Matthew Needham

DI Cohen - Chloe Pirrie

Jake - Jack Rowan

Alex - ¦ Iain de Caestecker

Jerome - ¦ Don Gil退t

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Beau - ¦Matthew Needham

DI Cohen - ¦Chloe Pirrie

Jake - ¦Jack Rowan

When Jake joins a mysterious personal development programme, his life changes - radically. A propulsive 6-part thriller.

Jerome - ¦ Don Gil?t

A witty and propulsive six-part thriller about a mysterious personal development programme. Starring Siena Kelly, Jack Rowan and Iain de Caestecker.

Level 2: Sweat Blood.

The Past: Jake and his fellow underdogs begin to radically transform their minds and bodies.

The Present: Maya’s hunt for their leader gets tense when she realises they might be hunting her.

Jake begins his transformation from underdog to alpha male.

(almost) Accidental Adventures Of Bell And Todd, The

0102Level 2: Sweat Blood2021052820210604 (R4)
20240415 (R4)
A witty and propulsive six-part thriller about a mysterious personal development programme. Starring Siena Kelly, Jack Rowan and Iain de Caestecker.

The Past: Jake and his fellow underdogs begin to radically transform their minds and bodies.

The Present: Maya's hunt for their leader gets tense when she realises they might be hunting her.

Alex - Iain de Caestecker

Jerome - Don Gilét

Beau - Matthew Needham

Jake - Jack Rowan

With thanks to Dr Joel Busher at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, University of Coventry.

Jake begins his transformation from underdog to alpha male.

The Present: Maya?s hunt for their leader gets tense when she realises they might be hunting her.

Jerome - Don Gil退t

~System, The [limelight]

The Present: Maya’s hunt for their leader gets tense when she realises they might be hunting her.

Alex ... Iain de Caestecker

Maya ... Siena Kelly

Jerome... Don Gil退t

Beau...Matthew Needham

Jake ...Jack Rowan

Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx music collective

Alex - ¦ Iain de Caestecker

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Jerome - ¦ Don Gil退t

Coyote - ¦Divian Ladwa

Beau - ¦Matthew Needham

Jake - ¦Jack Rowan

Things are about to get physical for Jake and his team, as they begin to transform their bodies and their minds.

Jerome - ¦ Don Gil?t

0103Level 3: Field Work2021052820210611 (R4)
20240422 (R4)
The Past: pumped up and fighting fit, Jake and his unit learn how to hunt. And it's not just animals they're in search of.

The Present: Maya meets a woman she hopes can explain why Jake's life hangs in the balance.

Alex - ¦ Iain de Caestecker

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Beau - ¦Matthew Needham

DI Cohen - ¦ Chloe Pirrie

Grace - ¦Ashna Rabheru

Jake - ¦Jack Rowan

With thanks to Dr Joel Busher at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, University of Coventry.

Jake leaves the country on a mystery expedition.

The Past: pumped up and fighting fit, Jake and his unit learn how to hunt. And it's not just animals they?re in search of.

Alex - Iain de Caestecker

Beau - Matthew Needham

DI Cohen - Chloe Pirrie

Grace - Ashna Rabheru

Jake - Jack Rowan

Alex ... Iain de Caestecker

Maya ... Siena Kelly

Beau...Matthew Needham

DI Cohen... Chloe Pirrie

Grace...Ashna Rabheru

Jake ...Jack Rowan

The Past: pumped up and fighting fit, Jake and his unit learn how to hunt. And it’s not just animals they’re in search of.

The Present: Maya meets a woman she hopes can explain why Jake’s life hangs in the balance.

Coyote - ¦Divian Ladwa

Things begin to get very real when Alex jets off with Jake and his unit on a secret training trip.

The Past: pumped up and fighting fit, Jake and his unit learn how to hunt. And it?s not just animals they?re in search of.

The Present: Maya meets a woman she hopes can explain why Jake?s life hangs in the balance.

0104Level 4: Red Pill2021052820210618 (R4)
20240429 (R4)
The Past: Jake's unit find out what The System is really about as they enter the next level of their training. And it doesn't sit well with everyone.

The Present: Maya manages to track down an ally with insider knowledge.

Alex ... Iain de Caestecker

Dr Khalid Hassan... Souad Faress

Maya ... Siena Kelly

Beau...Matthew Needham

Jake ...Jack Rowan

Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx music collective

With thanks to Dr Joel Busher at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, University of Coventry.

Find out what's at the heart of The System.

The Past: Jake's unit find out what The System is really about as they enter the next level of their training. And it doesn?t sit well with everyone.

Alex - Iain de Caestecker

Dr Khalid Hassan - Souad Faress

Beau - Matthew Needham

Jake - Jack Rowan

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Alex - ¦ Iain de Caestecker

Dr Khalid Hassan - ¦ Souad Faress

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Coyote - ¦Divian Ladwa

Beau - ¦Matthew Needham

Jake - ¦Jack Rowan

~System, The [limelight]

The Past: Jake’s unit find out what The System is really about as they enter the next level of their training. And it doesn’t sit well with everyone.

Life-changing events come thick and fast as The System's true intent is revealed.

The Past: Jake?s unit find out what The System is really about as they enter the next level of their training. And it doesn?t sit well with everyone.

0205 LASTStep 5: Let The Golden Age Commence2022061020220708 (R4)
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Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps

Can the extremists change the world?

And if they can, what would it look like?

Season finale of Ben Lewis's award-winning thriller.

Jake ... Alex Austin

Coyote ... Divian Ladwa

Jess ... Chloe Pirrie

Liv ... Jemima Rooper

Richard...Pip Torrens

Matt ... Rhashan Stone

Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx music collective

The clock is ticking down, but what happens when it gets to zero?

Jake - Alex Austin

Jess - Chloe Pirrie

Liv - Jemima Rooper

Richard - Pip Torrens

Matt - Rhashan Stone

What does an anarchistic group hell-bent on changing the world need to do to get its message across?

Jake - ¦ Alex Austin

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Coyote - ¦ Divian Ladwa

Jess - ¦ Chloe Pirrie

Liv - ¦ Jemima Rooper

Richard - ¦Pip Torrens

Matt - ¦ Rhashan Stone

Season finale of Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller.

Richard - Pips Torrens

Richard...Pips Torrens

0300Introducing The System Series 3, Five Methods For Overcoming Mortality
0301Method 1: Denial2023091520240902 (R4)Ben Lewis' award-winning thriller returns for a third and final season.

Maya and Jake were once close siblings. Now they're divided in an increasingly divided world.

Maya's infamy as an activist fighting for social change and climate consciousness has pushed her to the margins, whilst Jake's commitment to serve king and country has placed him at the centre of a society increasingly intolerant of people on the fringe.

But Maya and Jake's worlds are about to collide in what will become a fight for survival. For them. And for us.

Jake - Jack Rowan

Carly - Lois Chimimba

Ash - Ian Dunnett Jnr

Matt Finch - Rhashan Stone

Voice of the Game - Ryan Sampson

Award-winning thriller returns with a third and final season.

Once close siblings, Jake and Maya are divided in a divided world. But they're about to be thrown together and pulled into a world in which fact and fiction dangerously collide.

Cast:

0302Method 2: Fill The Hole2023091520240909 (R4)Season 3 of Ben Lewis' award-winning thriller.

Ankle-tagged by the authorities and cancelled by the media, Maya is trying to focus on a life of hedonism when she begins to suspect someone is trying to kill her. Are they? Or is there something even more surreal about to unfold?

Reggie...Ian Dunnett Jnr

Robin...Ryan Sampson

Maya's life has gone off the rails. But is someone really trying to kill her?

Reggie - Ian Dunnett Jnr

Robin - Ryan Sampson

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Coyote - ¦Divian Ladwa

Reggie - ¦Ian Dunnett Jnr

Robin - ¦Ryan Sampson

Season 3 of Ben Lewis’ award-winning thriller.

Cast:

Maya receives a coded message from an old friend that pulls her into a world in which she seems to be being hunted down.

0303Method 3: Find A God And Pray2023091520240916 (R4)Season 3 of Ben Lewis' award-winning thriller.

Pulled from her safe house by an unusual woman, Maya finds herself on an unexpected journey of self-discovery.

Meanwhile Jake attempts to get to the bottom of where she's disappeared to by challenging Robin ? the enigmatic man with the red mullet.

Jake - Jack Rowan

Wendy - Amelia Bullmore

Robin - Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch and Control - Rhashan Stone

Maya and Jake begin to make sense of why their lives have been spiralling out of control.

Meanwhile Jake attempts to get to the bottom of where she's disappeared to by challenging Robin – the enigmatic man with the red mullet.

Jake ... Jack Rowan

Wendy ... Amelia Bullmore

Robin...Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch and Control...Rhashan Stone

Meanwhile Jake attempts to get to the bottom of where she's disappeared to by challenging Robin - the enigmatic man with the red mullet.

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Jake - ¦ Jack Rowan

Coyote - ¦Divian Ladwa

Wendy - ¦ Amelia Bullmore

Robin - ¦Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch and Control - ¦Rhashan Stone

Season 3 of Ben Lewis’ award-winning thriller.

Meanwhile Jake attempts to get to the bottom of where she’s disappeared to by challenging Robin – the enigmatic man with the red mullet.

Meanwhile Jake attempts to get to the bottom of where she's disappeared to by challenging Robin – the enigmatic man with the red mullet.

Cast:

Maya finds herself on the run with a stranger. Jake comes face to face with the enigmatic man with the red mullet.

0304Method 4: Turn Into A Cyborg And Fly To Mars2023091520240923 (R4)Season 3 of Ben Lewis' award-winning thriller.

A community of activists vowing to make the earth sacred again, a mob of gamers desperate to win the augmented reality game that's sweeping the nation and an elite group of super rich party goers are all making their way towards Matt Finch's Scottish castle.

It's his 50th birthday and tonight he fully expects to be assassinated.

Jake - ¦ Jack Rowan

Carly and Amanda - ¦Lois Chimimba

Robin and Voice of the Game - ¦Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch - ¦Rhashan Stone

Percussion by Alon Ilsar

It's Matt Finch's 50th birthday party. And he's fully expecting to be assassinated.

Jake ... Jack Rowan

Carly and Amanda...Lois Chimimba

Robin and Voice of the Game...Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch...Rhashan Stone

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Coyote - ¦Divian Ladwa

Season 3 of Ben Lewis’ award-winning thriller.

A community of activists vowing to make the earth sacred again, a mob of gamers desperate to win the augmented reality game that’s sweeping the nation and an elite group of super rich party goers are all making their way towards Matt Finch’s Scottish castle.

It’s his 50th birthday and tonight he fully expects to be assassinated.

Cast:

Jake - Jack Rowan

Carly and Amanda - Lois Chimimba

Robin and Voice of the Game - Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch - Rhashan Stone

A community of eco-activists, a mob of gamers and an elite group of the superrich are about to collide.

0305 LASTMethod 5: Die2023091520240930 (R4)Season finale of Ben Lewis' propulsive thriller.

When the Children of the Green Man open the castle gates to a mob of gamers, it becomes clear that a storm is coming.

The fate of everyone is now in the hands of the few. But whose version of reality will win out?

Jake ... Jack Rowan

Robin...Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch...Rhashan Stone

Jake - ¦ Jack Rowan

Robin - ¦Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch - ¦Rhashan Stone

Maya - ¦ Siena Kelly

Coyote - ¦Divian Ladwa

Season finale of Ben Lewis’ propulsive thriller.

The eco-activist’s masterplan is about to unfold, revealing the person behind it.

Jake - Jack Rowan

Robin - Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch - Rhashan Stone

The eco-activist's masterplan is about to unfold, revealing the person behind it.

Season finale of Ben Lewis' propulsive thriller.

When the Children of the Green Man open the castle gates to a mob of gamers, it becomes clear that a storm is coming.

The fate of everyone is now in the hands of the few. But whose version of reality will win out?

Cast:

Jake - Jack Rowan

Robin - Ryan Sampson

Matt Finch - Rhashan Stone

The eco-activist's masterplan is about to unfold, revealing the person behind it.