The Loch (TV series)
The Loch | |
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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 | |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Stephen Brady | Brian Kelly | TBA | 11 June 2017 | |
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 reveal that part of his brain was removed using a metal tool. Meanwhile, a schoolboy prank undertaken by a group of local students, including Annie's daughter, goes horribly wrong when the amongst the animal bones and offel 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 | TBA | 18 June 2017 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Tench unwittingly reveals the truth about Leighton to Alan. | ||||||
5 | "Episode 5" | Stephen Brady | Cilla Ware | TBA | 9 July 2017 | |
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 | |
As the real killer remains at large, Annie realises that her own daughter could be the next victim. |
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.