'Grantchester's Robson Green to Play a Villain in New Series 'Catch You Later'

Much like most Americans were unaware until recently that Disney owned Hulu, most U.K. (and U.S.) viewers have no idea Channel 5, the network behind All Creatures Great & Small, is owned by Paramount. As we have mentioned, Paramount is in the middle of being sold to Skydance due to the streaming wars bankrupting the century-old entertainment company. As part of the company's refresh to sweeten the deal for buyers in early 2024, Channel 5 was reorganized and rebranded in March under the "5" logo to highlight the network's deep bench of library titles. The result helped Channel 5 achieve record subscriber growth, making it the model its new American owners hope to replicate.

Part of the My5 streaming strategy has focused on producing its originals. That may not sound like a significant shift for a TV network; however, anyone who looks at the lineups found on non-BBC stations will note that all of them (including ITV) have relied heavily on imported American shows for decades, most of which shifted to the various international streaming services launched in the last five years. From the newest release, The Good Ship Murder, to hits like Too Good To Be True (coming to BritBox under the tile Captivated), Inspector Ellis, and The Inheritance, Channel 5 has been producing a line up of bangers in the last year or so, all of which crossed the pond easily.

Its newest title is another guaranteed tune-in for U.K. viewers and one that will catch the eye of Americans when it lands distribution over here: Catch You Later (technically the working title), which stars PBS favorites Robson Green (Grantchester) as a possible villain and Jason Watkins (Around the World in 80 Days) as the cop who wants to prove he is.

Here is the series synopsis:

The cat and mouse thriller tells the story of Huw Miller, a police detective still haunted by the one case that he failed to solve – a stalker who taunted his town, mercilessly toying with his victims before eventually killing them. As Huw attempts to settle into retirement, the case is never far from his mind - and when new neighbor, Patrick Harbottle, moves in and utters the chilling phrase ‘catch you later’ – the sign off the stalker used to taunt Huw during the investigation – Huw is determined he’s finally got his man. What follows is a high-stakes game of psychological chess between the two neighbors as Huw’s world crumbles around him. Unable to bear the guilt of the stalker taking another victim under his nose, Huw risks everything to unearth the truth. But has he set his sights on the right man, or is his obsession pushing him ever closer to the brink?

Jason Watkins plays DI Huw Miller, and Robson Green plays possible stalker Patrick Harbottle. Sunetra Sarker (Ackley Bridge) is also confirmed to co-star.

The series is written by Tom Grieves (Being Human), with director Toby Frow (Death in Paradise) helming all episodes and Mick Pantaleo producing. Paul Testar executive produces with Sebastian Cardwell for Channel 5, Rachel Gesua, Suzi McIntosh & MD Mike Benson for Clapperboard, and Jonathan Ford & Will Stapley for Sphere Abacus.

Catch You Later is currently filming and is expected to premiere on Channel 5 (and acquire an American distributor) before the end of 2025.