Vigil (BBC)

Mr E

Just saw this on Instagram. Very good cast, and from the same production company as Line of Duty and Bodyguard.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/vigil

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board a Trident nuclear submarine bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) leads an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that threatens the very heart of Britain’s nuclear deterrent.

brian_t

Starts on Sunday 29th August.

Second episode on Bank Holiday Monday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/vigil-launch-august

brian_t

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3XRW0kfI2As

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3XRW0kfI2As

JP Liz V1

Suranne has done well since Corrie

Atlantic Dawn

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JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117748886#Comment_117748886

Episode one will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm on Sunday 29 August, with episode two at 9pm on the Bank Holiday Monday, 30 August. Vigil will then continue each Sunday night, with new episodes premiering weekly on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It is 6 part.

Atlantic Dawn

Bump, starts in an hour.

Dempo1

Looks interesting

fitz

Missed the first 15 minutes, anyone able to catch me up?

Basq

This is muck!

bennyl10

really enjoyed that!

built really nicely throughout the hour, very excited for N2!

Purgative

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117820911#Comment_117820911

Yes I enjoyed it as well. Couple of interesting cliff hangers for tomorrow night.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117820705#Comment_117820705

Basics (I've no idea how to do spoiler text on new site)...

A small trawlers nets are entangled in a submarine and it's brought to the bottom with its crew. While the trawler is being sunk an officer (Burke) on the sub Vigil can hear on sonar the trawlers nets being entangled with a sub and it sinking. He wants Vigi to surface to see if there's any survivors from the trawler, Burke has either experience or knew of a similar sinking previously. The Captain of Vigil doesn't want to surface as he knows this would expose Vigil's position, it's only really later in the episode that the reason for not surfacing is that it's an enemy sub that would have been entangled in the nets and this would then expose Vigil's position. Burke is dismissed from duty and is found dead later which then triggers an investigation in to his death which is why detective Amy Silva is transported to the sub to investigate the circumstances around it.

Suranne Jones is in bloomin' everything - she's good but she's no Maxine Peake or Sarah Lancashire.

LOVE Patterson Joseph and Stephen Dillane. They're two actors who deserve more recognition imo.

Radio5

I've enjoyed it so far. Very good at capturing the claustrophobic atmosphere on the submarine. Interesting to see Shaun Evans play a character who is 'helping' the police but really keeping watch to make sure DCI Silva doesn't find out too much. The shoe is normally on the other foot when he's playing Morse.

pinkypinky

I thought it was super.

Really tense, locked-box mystery.

Side point: was Rose Leslie pregnant when they filmed? Giant coats that don't fit her...

Dempo1

First episode quite good, I heard nothing about this series until I saw it mentioned here 😉

Rose Leslie has come a long, long way since downton Abbey

Why do I have a feeling Adrian Dunbar is going to pop up some time 🤔

gmisk

Really strong episode one I thought.

One criticism I did find some little bits of CGI a bit dodgy though....

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117825125#Comment_117825125

It's been a while since I've been on a nuclear sub 🙄 but this one doesn't have a feel or look of one 😏

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117825306#Comment_117825306

Ha ha I was thinking more of the boat at the start....and the scenes of the sub surfacing etc...but alright lol

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117825319#Comment_117825319

A bit of a moby dick look to it 🤣

Dempo1

Not bad, I'm liking this actually, just hope James Nesbitt doesn't make a cameo 😁

cozar

It’s no Das Boot. That series was so realistic, the sub in this is like a hotel. I think she bumped her head once and had a tiny bunk and that was the height of her discomfort.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117825416#Comment_117825416

It is a little strange a better effort not made re the interior of a sub, it does have a look of a hotel to it (Travel lodge) 😂

Purgative

@cozar yep this ain't Das Boot for sure.

I enjoyed Ep1, but Ep2 has left me a bit middle of the road now. I'll stick with it for now - we'll see.

Bits I'm not sure about:

• wtf with the tanker
• the two cliff hangers conveniently resolve and without adding anything further.
• The Colombo moment where now its the 1st Officer, the guy who was supposed to be running interference is now her best mate as is the Captain.
• And now a new hare running with the girl from the camp drowning maybe.

Just started. Martin Compston pissing off his superiors in the opening scenes of the very first episode - where have I seen that before...? 🤔

This looks good. The submarine is a great setting for drama. Red October, Crimson Tide and Das Boot are all dudes, which is cool - no issue with it, but as a woman I'm interested to see a submarine drama with female involvement.

Amy being lowered down from the helicopter like Jack Ryan - fecking great. Love this.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117825562#Comment_117825562

Have you missed the Sub Doctor who is female, numerous crew members, Main characters, including the lieutenant commander at the base 🤔 seems like a good female representation all round IMO.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117825980#Comment_117825980

But that was what I meant.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117826448#Comment_117826448

My sincere apologies, I've misread your post, I thought you meant more female characters /involvement etc. I stand humbly chastised 😔 agree also re Martin Compston 😏

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117826471#Comment_117826471

No prob! 😊

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117826504#Comment_117826504

Phew, thought I was in trouble 😊