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The 7.39 cast as BBC1 repeat hit 2014 drama featuring familiar faces

In a surprising addition to TV schedules this week, the BBC are giving a second airing to The 7.39.

It's been over six years since the two part drama first made its debut on BBC1 but now, with coronavirus still throwing a spanner i the works of new productions, it is on again.

And while some viewers are watching it for the first time, others thought it seemed familiar, asking on Twitter if The 7.39 is a repeat.

Regardless if they were watching it for the first or second time, viewers couldn't not be hooked as strangers gym manager Sally and sales executive Carl begin talking on their daily commute and hit it off in a way that soon led them down the path of temptation.

After being stranded in London together due to train strikes, the pair ended up sharing a hotel room and, if the end of episode one was anything to go by, a bed too!

In episode 2, Sally and Carl come to terms with the life-changing repercussions a potential affair could have on both of them and yet they cannot help falling in love.

The 7.39 cast is full of familiar faces and here is the full cast list...

Carl Matthews - David Morrissey
Sally Thorn - Sheridan Smith
Maggie Matthews - Olivia Colman
Ryan Cole - Sean Maguire
Kerry Wright- Lashana Lynch
Charlotte Matthews - Izzy Meikle-Small
Commuter- Ben Fox
Grant Findlay- Justin Salinger
Adam Matthews- Bill Milner

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