# 'It felt spine-chilling': New 'high-stakes' BBC crime drama The Cage starring Sheridan Smith gets even darker than you could imagine — especially after episode 5

> BBC iPlayer never leaves us high and dry when it comes to bingeable crime dramas. From April 26, the six-part "high-stakes" series The Cage joins the streamer's back catalog.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/streaming/bbc-iplayer/it-felt-spine-chilling-new-high-stakes-bbc-crime-drama-the-cage-starring-sheridan-smith-gets-even-darker-than-you-could-imagine-especially-after-episode-5?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69ec8b1396377f68899e2529)
- **Published:** 2026-04-25
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #high #smith #cage #crime #sheridan #stakes #starring #chilling
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