Passer By

Tuesday 25th November at 9pm

This hard-hitting drama was penned by one of the country's finest screenwriters, Tony Marchant, whose ear for dialogue and sensitive handling of big issues was recently in evidence in the widely acclaimed Iraq War drama Mark of Cain.

In Passer By, Cold Feet's James Nesbitt plays Joe Keyes, a man faced with the gut-wrenching decision of whether or not to intervene when he sees a young girl's safety put at risk. Travelling home by train late one night, Keyes sees Alice (Emily Bruni) being chatted up by two men. When their conversation becomes threatening, Joe is unsure whether to intervene or not. With Alice looking to him to assume the role of knight in shining armour, Joe's ultimate decision sets off a series of life-changing events in this powerful investigation of the responsibilities that people have towards complete strangers.

Nesbitt is on blistering form as a man struggling with his conscience and the consequences of that fateful trip home. Before long, his role within his own family, not to mention his identity, is put in jeopardy. A stark, honest and emotional treatment of a very hot topic, Marchant's measured tale of the difficulties of being a have-a-go hero makes this a Passer By well worth getting involved with.