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Number 10: Channel 4 Previews Steven Moffat's Timely Political Series

Channel 4 rolled out a look at Steven Moffat's (Doctor Who) new series Number 10, starring Rafe Spall, Katherine Kelly, and Jenna Coleman.

Published Fri, 15 May 2026 07:45:09 -0500

by Ray Flook

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Channel 4 previews Steven Moffat’s Number 10, a timely political drama set inside Britain’s most famous address.
Number 10 follows life inside Downing Street, where romance, crisis, heartbreak, and power collide under one roof.
The series keeps the ruling party vague, making Number 10’s political chaos feel universal, urgent, and sharply relevant.
Steven Moffat’s Number 10 expands beyond the Prime Minister to the staff, workers, and cat shaping the house.

If there was ever a time for Channel 4 to roll out a look at Steven Moffat's (Doctor Who, Sherlock, Dracula, Inside Man) Number 10, now would be that time. I mean, it's not like there's a whole ton of political upheaval and drama going on across the Atlantic or anything… (we're italicizing that in case anyone didn't get the sarcasm). What follows is a trio of first-look images that were released on Friday, spotlighting Rafe Spall (Trying, The English) as the Prime Minister, Katherine Kelly (In Flight, Mr Bates vs The Post Office) as the Chief of Staff, and Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, The Sandman) as the Deputy Chief of Staff alongside the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. Here's a look at what was released, along with an official overview for the upcoming series.

Number 10: Channel 4 Previews Steven Moffat's Timely Political Series — Image: Channel 4

There's a Prime Minister in the attic, a coffee bar in the basement, and a wallpapered labyrinth of romance, crisis, and heartbreak in between. Set in the only terrace house in history with mice and a nuclear deterrent, it's the only knock-through in the world where a hangover can start a war. The government will be fictional and unspecific, but the problems will be real. We'll never know which party is in power, because once the whole world hits the fan, it barely matters.

This is a show about the building and everyone inside. Not just the Prime Minister upstairs, but the conspiracy theorist who runs the cafe three floors below, the man who repairs the lift that never works, the madly ambitious 'advisors' fighting for office space in cupboards. Oh, and of course, the cat.

A drama about one of the most famous addresses in the world, Number 10 is all of Britain in a house: it's British history under one roof. It's how we all got into the mess we're in. It's also our only hope of getting out of it.

: Image: Channel 4

: Image: Channel 4

Number 10 also stars Akshay Khanna (Murderbot, Critical Incident), Abigail Lawrie (No Escape, The Casual Vacancy), Laura Haddock (What It Feels Like For A Girl, Downton Abbey: A New Era), Jing Lusi (Red Eye, Crazy Rich Asians), Pierro Niel-Mee (Andor, Slow Horses), Rick Warden (Happy Valley, The Sixth Commandment), Joe Wilkinson (Afterlife, The Cookfields), Robyn Cara (Trying, Rainmaker), Richard Rankin (Rebus, Outlander), Rhiannon Clements (The Power of Parker, Vera), Patrick Baladi (The Office, Line of Duty), Shaun Prendergast (Wicked, Industry), Harry Baxendale (The Radleys, Shadow and Bone), Alex Macqueen (The Feud, Seven Dials Mystery), Sid Sagar (The Batman, Slow Horses), Sam Alexander (The Jury; Murder Trial, Sister Boniface Mysteries), Emer Kenny (Karen Pirie, The Curse), and Gary Lamont (Outlander).