Oliver Coates (Aftersun, Pillion, Mary & George, 100 Nights of Hero, The History of Sound, Occupied City, Foe, The Stranger, Significant Other) is the composer of the new British Netflix limited series The Witness. The show is created by Rob Williams (Suspicion, The Victim) and stars Jordan Bolger, Max Fincham, Neil Maskell, Kevin Eldon, Kerry Godliman, Jahsaiah Williams, Jon Pointing, Mark Stanley, James Dryden and James Bradshaw. The 3-part drama directed by Alex Winckler is based on true events and follows the experiences of Alex and André Hanscombe as they deal with the devastating impact of a brutal act of violence following the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common in 1992, when André became a single parent overnight and made his son Alex – the only eyewitness to the attack – the center of his world. Williams is also executive producing the STV Studios production with Sarah Brown (Elizabeth Is Missing, Screw) and John Yorke (Wolf Hall, The Missing). The Witness will premiere next Thursday, June 4 exclusively on Netflix.
Coates’ other recent projects include Petra Volpe’s feature Frank & Louis, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is currently awaiting a distribution deal.
