Witness Number 3

Witness Number 3 is a 2022 British mystery thriller television series. Directed by Diarmuid Goggins, it was written by Thomas Eccleshare. The cast is led by Nina Toussaint-White and Sion Daniel Young. It was broadcast on Channel 5 in July 2022.

Witness Number 3
Screenplay by	Thomas Eccleshare
Directed by	Diarmuid Goggins
Starring	Nina Toussaint-White Sion Daniel Young Sue Johnston
Country of origin	United Kimgdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	David Nath David Collins
Producer	Alex Jones
Production company	Story Films
Original release
Network	Channel 5
Release	18 July (2022-07-18) – 21 July 2022 (2022-07-21)

Premise

A single mother is pursued by a gang after witnessing a crime and giving evidence.^[1][2]

Cast

• Nina Toussaint-White as Jodie
• Sion Daniel Young as PC Ivan Barkas
• Sue Johnston as Cathy
• Cole Martin as Kyle
• Clare Dunne as Detective Whelan
• Ruaridh Mollica as Po

Production

The four-part series was written by Thomas Eccleshare and directed by Diarmuid Goggins.^[3][4] The series was commissioned by Channel 5 in November 2021. It is produced by Story Films with Alex Jones as producer with David Nath and David Collins as executive producers.^[5]

The cast is led by Nina Toussaint-White and also includes Sue Johnston and Sion Daniel Young as well as Cole Martin, Clare Dunne and Ruaridh Mollica.^[6]

Although set in London, the series was filmed in Ireland.^[7]

Broadcast

The series premiered in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2022 on Channel 5.^[8] The following year the series became available to stream on Netflix.^[1][9]

Reception

Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph said that for a low-budget drama it "punches above its weight".^[7] Carol Midgely in The Times described it as a "grimly absorbing drama…extremely well told".^[10]