
If purgatory is a place, then it would definitely be a British railway station. The never-ending delayed trains. The endless flow of commuters. The carefully bland décor: shudder.
It’s a sad and soulless place, so as the setting for a murder mystery – or even a paranormal thriller – ITV’s new show Platform 7 is right on the money. Sadly, the show ends up chugging along slower than the Avanti service to London Euston.