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 | 60 minutes |
| Production company | ITV Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 11 June 2017 – 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 June 11, 2017.[1] 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.[2]
The series stars a notable supporting cast, including 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. Despite being filmed in the summer of 2016, the series was held over for more than a year before broadcast, and was subsequently shown in full in the Netherlands and Australia before it's British broadcast. The Netherlands also released the series on DVD in May 2017, a month before the series premiered in the UK.[3] In both countries, the series was aired under it's original title of Loch Ness.
The series is set for release on DVD in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2017.[4]
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)[5] |
Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Stephen Brady | TBA | TBA | 11 June 2017 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Stephen Brady | TBA | TBA | 18 June 2017 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Stephen Brady | TBA | TBA | 25 June 2017 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Chris Hurford | TBA | TBA | 2 July 2017 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Stephen Brady | TBA | TBA | 9 July 2017 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Stephen Brady | TBA | TBA | 16 July 2017 |
References
- ^ https://www.itvmedia.co.uk/programmes/programme-planner/the-loch
- ^ http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/818073/The-Loch-ITV-where-is-the-loch-filmed-TV-series-filming-location-Laura-Fraser
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072C9GG5C/sr=8-1/qid=1497777485/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1497777485&sr=8-1
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06Y6HJDJX/sr=8-1/qid=1497777485/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1497777485&sr=8-1
- ^ "Top 30 Programmes – BARB". barb.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-11.