Vigil

[carolegif]

I have just watched the first 20 minutes of this. Is it based on a real incident? I remember something similar a few years ago.

[gingejbee]

Radio Times has a whole article about it...new drama written by Tom edge...doesn't mention it being based on actual events.

[Buenchico]

As Gingejbee indicates, the TV drama is entirely fictional. However it's quite likely that the writer had the FV Antares incident in mind when devising the plot (and it might also be what you're thinking of, Carole):
https://britishseafishing.co.uk/the-sinking-of-fv-antares/

[chrissa1]

I enjoyed it. Great acting.

[maggiebee]

Loved it. Great to see Martin Compston again.

[Patsy33]

Liking it. A lot of tension building up to what should be a hit drama.
Very interesting story..
Great actors, too.

[anneasquith]

What station , when ? Thanks

[Mamyalynne]

BBC1 9pm

1st episode tonight, second episode tomorrow.

[ducksie]

it was on BBC1 at 9pm Anne, very good

[Mamyalynne]

It's a six parter.

[goodgoalie]

Enjoyed it - impressive sets, built in studios in Dumbarton. The only thing that I found unbelievable was the detective played by Rose Leslie telling the dead submariner's girlfriend that he had died of a heroin overdose. Surely that would be confidential information, and she would know it would get her into trouble as it would then be leaked to the press.

[Patsy33]

Perhaps that's her intention, GG?...

[douglas9401]

It kinda lost me when the leap of policing led to the chair leg.

[anneasquith]

Thanks . :-)

[ABerrant]

Burke (Martin Compston) referenced the Antares when he was calling for the sub to surface and rescue survivors.

[jno]

Antares victims' families aren't happy

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tv/7622865/bbc-vigil-martin-compston-blasted-families-fishermen/

[carolegif]

Yes Buenchico, that is what I was thinking of, The Antares.

[Peter Pedant]

obviously they borrow
In his first smash hit series Cardiac Arrest - Lamorna Osbournes case report featured ( BMJ 1979) she didnt complain.

If you can stand a few hour of Chernobyl, the reactor ills follow quite closely - Chernobyl when they SCRAM'd it went critical just like they had been er warned previously. - graphite ( crap moderator ) displaced water good moderator and it goes out of control

well worth watching

[anneasquith]

Very watchable so far, fast pace.

[naomi24]

I've given up on it. I don't mind writers using a bit of 'poetic licence' in fictional drama but this is ludicrous. It just wouldn't happen.

[goodgoalie]

Watched all of this - but who killed Burke?