We need a word for a thriller that isn’t very thrilling. A thrillish? A thrill-err? Platform 7, a four-part adaptation of Louise Doughty’s 2019 bestseller of the same name, is one of them.
I should say that there is an unavoidable spoiler ahead, although I hope it is not too great as the official reveal comes early on in the first episode and, unofficially, even earlier for viewers who have watched television before.