Full Channel 5 Insomnia cast list and how to watch
Radio Times shared a summary of what viewers can expect from the programme: 'Successful lawyer Emma Averill is terrified that she is destined to suffer the same fate as her mother and experience a violent psychotic breakdown on her 40th birthday as a result of inherited 'bad blood'.
'A couple of weeks before the milestone, Emma stops sleeping and her world begins to unravel, straining her relationship with her husband Robert and children Chloe and Will.
'As her mental state fractures, Emma resolves to confront her family history to prevent tragedy striking successive generations.'
Full cast list for new Channel 5 thriller starring Vicky McClure
Here is the full cast list for the new series, according to the Radio Times:
Vicky McClure as Emma Averill
Tom Cullen as Robert Averill
Leanne Best as Phoebe Bournett
Dominic Tighe as Julian Sandford
Jade Harrison as Michelle
Lyndsey Marshal as Caroline
Robert Gilbert as Faisal
Marcus Onilude as Pete Stockwell
Hannah Azuonye as Amanda Stockwell
Smylie Bradwell as Will Averill
India Fowler as Chloe Averill
Corinna Marlowe as Patricia Bournett
Seosaimhin Hennelly as young Emma
Billie Gadsdon as young Phoebe
Amy Marston as young Patricia
Lara Lemon as Rosemary
Anthony Calf as Angus Buckley
Gwilym Lloyd as Baxter
Arlie Medford as Ben Sandford
Rebecca Benson as Nurse Laura
Rachel O'Meara as Markham
Paul Lancaster as Magistrate
Surinder Duhra as Dr Khan
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Channel 5 viewers don't have long to wait to watch the new drama.
Insomnia will air on Sunday, July 6 at 9pm on Channel 5.
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