The Loch (TV series)

The Loch
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Stephen Brady
Written by	Stephen Brady Chris Hurford
Directed by	Brian Kelly Cilla Ware
Starring	Laura Fraser Siobhan Finneran Don Gilet John Sessions Gray O'Brien William Ash Alastair Mackenzie John Heffernan Jordan McCurrach Keiran Gallacher
Composer	Ben Bartlett
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Ross McKenzie Tim Haines Natalie Usher
Producer	Alan J. Wands
Production locations	Loch Ness, Scotland
Cinematography	Denis Crossan
Editor	Colin Monie
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	ITV Studios
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	11 June 2017 (2017-06-11) – present

The Loch (also known as Loch Ness) is a six-part British television drama series, created by screenwriter Stephen Brady, that first broadcast on ITV on 11 June 2017. The series follows small town policewoman Annie Redford (Laura Fraser), as she investigates the murder of piano teacher Niall Swift, who is found dead at the bottom of a cliff in the picturesque village of Lochnafoy, Loch Ness. When it becomes apparent that part of Swift's brain has been removed, and a human heart belonging to another victim is found close by, Annie's team realise they are searching for a serial killer, and major investigation detective DCI Lauren Quigley (Siobhan Finneran) is brought in to lead the enquiry.

Supporting cast includes Don Gilet as psychological profiler Blake Albrighton, John Sessions as Annie's boss DCI Frank Smilie, Gray O'Brien as Alan Redford, Annie's husband, and William Ash as local tourist operator Leighton Thomas. The series was filmed in the summer of 2016 and was shown in full in the Netherlands and Australia before its British broadcast. The Netherlands also released the series on DVD in May 2017, a month before the series premiered in the UK. In both countries, the series was aired under its original title of Loch Ness.

The series is set for release on DVD in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2017.

Cast

• Laura Fraser as DS Annie Redford
• Siobhan Finneran as DCI Lauren Quigley
• Don Gilet as Blake Albrighton
• John Sessions as DCI Frank Smilie
• Gray O'Brien as Alan Redford
• William Ash as Leighton Thomas
• Alastair Mackenzie as Craig Petrie
• John Heffernan as Dr. Simon Marr
• Jordan McCurrach as Niall Swift
• Keiran Gallacher as Jonjo Patterson
• Shona McHugh as Evie Redford
• Jack Bannon as Kieran Whitehead
• Oliver Greenall as Jordan Whitehead
• Simone Lahbib as Mhari Toner
• Conor McCarry as Dessie Toner
• George Anton as Don McGrellish
• Victoria Liddelle as Angusina McGrellish
• Ron Donachie as Iain Sutherland

Episodes

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Viewers (millions)	Original airdate
1	"Episode 1"	Stephen Brady	Brian Kelly	7.09	11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
Piano teacher Niall Swift is found dead at the bottom of a cliff by local schoolteacher Craig Petrie. Having been fired by local doctor Simon Marr just hours before his death, Swift's tragic end is initially deemed as suicide, until pathology discover that part of his brain was removed while he was still alive. Meanwhile, a schoolboy prank undertaken by a group of local students, including Annie's daughter, goes horribly wrong when amongst the animal bones and offal used to try to recreate 'Nessie's corpse', a human heart is discovered. Realising that the team are dealing with a serial killer, DCI Lauren Quigley is seconded in to lead the investigation, alongside psychological profiler Blake Albrighton.
2	"Episode 2"	Stephen Brady	Brian Kelly	5.91	18 June 2017 (2017-06-18)
Blake oversteps the mark by announcing to the media that the team are certain that a serial killer is operating in Lochnafoy.
3	"Episode 3"	Stephen Brady	Brian Kelly	TBA	25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)
Quigley organises a village meeting in an attempt to flush out the killer. Annie continues the search for Jonjo.
4	"Episode 4"	Chris Hurford	Cilla Ware	TBA	2 July 2017 (2017-07-02)
Tench unwittingly reveals the truth about Leighton to Alan.
5	"Episode 5"	Stephen Brady	Cilla Ware	TBA	9 July 2017 (2017-07-09)
The team finally believe they have uncovered the identity of the killer, and Annie discovers evidence which seemingly backs up their theory - but Blake isn't convinced, and continues to dig for clues.
6	"Episode 6"	Stephen Brady	Cilla Ware	TBA	16 July 2017 (2017-07-16)
As the real killer remains at large, Annie realises that Evie could be the next victim.

External links

• The Loch at IMDb