Archie Panjabi counts down to The Quiet Hour with writer Sarah Louise Madden and director Margo Roe

The latest instalment of 5 drama anthology Play for Today explores the desperate situation facing a nurse manning a hospital night shift. DQ speaks to star Archie Panjabi, writer Sarah Louise Madden and director Margo Roe about making the episode and the importance of championing fresh voices in television.

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