PARADOX is due on our screens in November and to get us in the mood here's what the BBC have to say about it:

"This gripping 5 x 60'series for BBC One stars Tamzin Outhwaite (The Fixer, Hotel Babylon) as Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint, who is thrown together with Space Scientist Dr Christian King (Emun Elliott) when a series of rogue images are transmitted from space into his laboratory. The fragmented images appear to be of a major incident but, shockingly, they also suggest it is yet to happen – it's in the future.

With each episode of this high-concept and intriguing series set to a relentless ticking clock, Christian, Rebecca and her team, DS Ben Holt (Mark Bonnar) and DC Callum Gada (Chiké Okonkwo), face a race against time as they only have 18 hours to put together the clues of this most complex of jigsaw puzzles and try to prevent almost certain tragedy. The reason how, and why, these images are being transmitted to them is a mystery. Forced to intervene in the course of destiny, the underlying question posed throughout Paradox is: "If you could see the future, would you change it?"

"We knew there was an appetite for a big, bold, fresh take on the cop show," explains Murray Ferguson, chief executive of Clerkenwell Films. "Something that might be different from the traditional formula of investigating a crime that has already taken place. So, we began to consider what if we could find a means of telling that story in reverse? Is there an original and credible way of a police team finding themselves with the knowledge of crimes or disasters happening in the future?" For Murray and the rest of the Clerkenwell team, the next challenge was to find a writer who could mould this idea and create a plausible set-up."We wanted the show to feel like it really could happen in the world we all know," continues Murray.

"I've always been interested in the decisions you're not aware you are making," reveals writer Lizzie Mickery. "You turn left, go home and nothing happens. You turn right and you get hit by a bus. "Our futures are out there but we all have absolutely no idea of where we are heading. That is where I started with Paradox – the moral and emotional implications of having the ability to change the future."

For acclaimed director Simon Cellan Jones, setting up a new series was a fresh challenge. "It was exhilarating to work on a show that relies so heavily on energy and adrenalin, and I loved the idea of taking a high concept and grounding it in a tough, visually arresting reality" explains Simon. "I was initially wary because I thought it was a sci-fi show but, when I read the scripts, I realised it wasn't that at all. It was something much darker and deeper and when I came on board I was excited about setting up the whole show, creating the look and getting involved with casting. . "I hope we surprise the audience," says Simon. "In a way, I want them to expect it will be a mainstream, commercial, American-style drama and then be surprised when they see it is rooted it in reality. While shooting, I wanted the actors to be immersed in the action rather than set back from it and I didn’t want it over elaborately staged. "We had a fantastic set so it was very easy to put the camera right among things rather than have this overlooking rather detached feel." To add to the tension and maintain the cracking pace of each episode, production built a countdown timer into the Prometheus laboratory. "We felt this could work well because it is an engaging way of reminding the audience that time is elapsing," explains Simon. "I see Paradox as a character-driven thriller that maintains a heart-stopping adrenaline pace and the ticking clock helps keep viewers involved and in the room. We don’t want to allow the audience to relax. I was also massively ambitious. I wanted to include big action shots but also maintain the intimacy, immediacy and reality of the show. I always set out to shoot far more than one would expect."