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Exclusive: “The cat and mouse dynamic is really good,” says Jason Watkins. “It’s a game where these two men are almost stalking each other,” adds Robson Green.

The pair are talking about the central dynamic in Catch You Later, the Channel 5 miniseries in which The Crown star Watkins plays a retired police officer, Huw Miller, who is plagued by the one case he failed to crack — stalker who taunted his town, toying with his victims before killing them. When Patrick Harbottle (Green) moves into a home on his street recently left empty when the occupier suddenly dies, Miller becomes convinced his new neighbor is the killer, thanks to three little words.

“The way Patrick says, ‘catch you later’ triggers something within Huw, who thinks he has his man,” says Green, star of shows such as Grantchester and Strike Back. “Patrick is over-friendly, and Huw feels everything is not quite what it seems.

‘The Crown’s Jason Watkins Leading Channel 5 Cat-And-Mouse Thriller

The Crown star Jason Watkins is leading his second Channel 5 drama of 2024, a cat-and-mouse thriller about a policeman haunted by a case he failed to solve. Catch You Later [working title] also stars Robson Green and Sunetra Sarker. Watkins leads as Huw Miller, a detective haunted by a stalker who taunted his town, mercilessly toying with his victims before eventually killing them. As Huw attempts to settle into retirement, the case is never far from his mind – and when new neighbor, Patrick Harbottle (Green) moves in and utters the chilling phrase ‘catch you later’ – the sign off the stalker used to taunt Huw during the investigation – Huw is determined he’s finally got his man. Channel 5 is re-teaming with Watkins after he led thriller Coma for the Paramount UK network earlier this year. Clapperboard Studios, a long-time collaborator with Channel 5, is producing,...

Several recent announcements show how entertainment companies are strengthening their content. Acclaimed British actor Jason Watkins will star in a new thriller series for Channel 5 called “Catch You Later.” Meanwhile, French media group Mediawan is diversifying through new executive hires. Turkish drama “A Journey to Belong” also found international distribution.

In “Catch You Later,” Watkins will play a retired detective named Huw Miller. The character tries to enjoy retirement after failing to solve a stalking case years ago. But when his new neighbor says something that reminds him of the stalker, Miller decides to reopen the investigation. Watkins said he’s excited for another thriller on Channel 5 after the success of his previous series “Coma” on the network. Clapperboard Studios will produce “Catch You Later” with distribution by Sphere Abacus.

Mediawan, a major French media company, made two key appointments recently. Pablo Nakhlé Cerruti will expand the firm’s offerings by exploring podcasts,...