Ben Miles: 'BBC Three show defies genre'

Ben Miles has claimed that his new BBC Three pilot Pulse "defies genre".

The drama follows a young woman, played by Claire Foy, who returns to her medical training after her mother's death but starts to notice strange occurrences.

"There's the central story of the cover-up, and this pioneering cancer treatment, which is obviously very controversial," Miles told TV Choice. "But as to who knows about it, and what side of the fence people are on, that's kind of up for grabs, which I think is a great way to leave a pilot."

Miles added that he signed up for the show because he was impressed with the script.

"When I read it, I thought it defies genre," he said. "I didn't know how it would look or how it would turn out. Things are often more scary if they aren't in environments like spooky houses or foggy marshes and this is set in a place that everybody knows.

"We've all got an opinion about hospitals - some people can't go in them because they hate them, some people like them - it's a great setting. It makes it more horrific because it's in a familiar environment but unfamiliar things are happening."

Pulse is available to watch on the BBC Three website now and will air on television on June 3 at 9pm on BBC Three.