 try and talk down a group of hijackers that have taken over Kindom Airlines' Flight KA29 during its journey from Dubai to London. 4 Jack McMullen starred in Brookside as a child Credit: YouTube 4 Jack in Apple TV+ series Hijack Credit: APPLE TV+ Jack, 32, plays Lewis, one of the terrorists, in the six-part series and is a major part of the action. It's a long way from the domestic drama of Brookside Close where he made his name two decades ago. Jack played Josh McLoughlin in the soap. His character was born from a one night stand between Mike Dixon and his dad Ron's girlfriend Bev. The messy situation escalated when Ron wanted to adopt the youngster, but Mike prevented it. Eventually Ron and Bev got married and Josh took the Dixon surname, before the trio moved away to start a new life. Following his time on Brookside, Jack landed the role of Tigger Johnson in iconic kids' show Grange Hill, which he starred in for four years. Two years later he landed another regular part in a major drama as Finn Sharkey in the BBC's Waterloo Road. In more recent years he's bagged a number of hard-hitting roles including jail drama Time, opposite Sean Bean, and the dramatisation of real-life tragedy Little Boy Blue. Meanwhile, we recently revealed that talks are in place to tee up a second series of the drama, which is set on board a plane taken over by terrorists. Idris plays Sam Nelson, a trained corporate negotiator who ends up having to outsmart the bad guys while thousands of feet up in the air. A TV insider said: 'This is great news for Idris, who isn't just the leading man of the show, he's also one of the executive producers. 'So he has a great deal invested in the drama, which was reflected in just how enthusiastically he promoted it before it launched last month. 'The programme will help re){kind=link}
BROOKSIDE actor Jack McMullen landed his biggest role to date this year starring opposite Idris Elba in Hijack.
The big budget Apple TV+ series sees expert negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris) try and talk down a group of hijackers that have taken over Kindom Airlines’ Flight KA29 during its journey from Dubai to London.
Jack, 32, plays Lewis, one of the terrorists, in the six-part series and is a major part of the action.
It’s a long way from the domestic drama of Brookside Close where he made his name two decades ago.
Jack played Josh McLoughlin in the soap. His character was born from a one night stand between Mike Dixon and his dad Ron’s girlfriend Bev.