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Sea of Souls

  • TV Series
  • 2004–20072004–2007
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Sea of Souls (2004)
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A group of faculty and staff at a Glasgow university studies the paranormal.A group of faculty and staff at a Glasgow university studies the paranormal.A group of faculty and staff at a Glasgow university studies the paranormal.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
447
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
21,692
2,744
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    • Creator
      • David Kane
    • Stars
      • Bill Paterson
      • Dawn Steele
      • Iain Robertson
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    • Creator
      • David Kane
    • Stars
      • Bill Paterson
      • Dawn Steele
      • Iain Robertson
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    • 7User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Dr. Douglas Monaghan
    20 episodes20 eps • 2004–2007
    Dawn Steele
    Dawn Steele
    • Justine McManus
    12 episodes12 eps • 2005–2006
    Iain Robertson
    Iain Robertson
    • Craig Stevenson
    12 episodes12 eps • 2005–2006
    Louise Irwin
    • Tina Logan…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2004–2005
    Alan Marsh
    • Walk on
    7 episodes7 eps • 2004–2007
    Archie Panjabi
    Archie Panjabi
    • Megan Sharma
    6 episodes6 eps • 2004
    Peter McDonald
    Peter McDonald
    • Dr. Andrew Gemmill
    6 episodes6 eps • 2004
    Barbara Rafferty
    • Rena
    5 episodes5 eps • 2004
    Hugh Ross
    Hugh Ross
    • Dean Claremont
    5 episodes5 eps • 2004
    Ruth McGhie
    Ruth McGhie
    • Doreen Philips…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2004–2005
    Finlay Harris
    Finlay Harris
    • Confused Teenager…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2004
    Nigel Terry
    Nigel Terry
    • Prof. Michael Holloway
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Peter Guinness
    Peter Guinness
    • Dr. Phillip Duncan
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005–2006
    Lisa Livingstone
    • Jenny
    3 episodes3 eps • 2006
    David Ashton
    • Philip Crooks
    3 episodes3 eps • 2004
    Forbes KB
    Forbes KB
    • Psychiatric Patient…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005–2006
    Barbara Flynn
    Barbara Flynn
    • Lt Col Petra Summers
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Krystina Coates
    • Martha Morrison
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    • Creator
      • David Kane
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    • Trivia
      All the stories in Seasons 1, 2 and 4 were two hours long, shown as two one-hour episodes on consecutive days of successive weeks. Those in Season 3 were one hour long, one episode per story.
    • Quotes

      Andrew Gemmill: Guns don't make me nervous - it's the bullets I don't like.

    User reviews7

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    Really rather engrossing television
    You could bill it crudely as a 'Scottish X Files' and while your case would have merit, you would be missing the point entirely.

    Starring fairly well known Scottish actors Bill Paterson, Dawn Steele and Iain Robertson, Sea of Souls is set almost entirely in Glasgow within a fictional university called Clyde University. The series centres on a 'parapsychology' department, and the various cases of supernatural goings on or otherwise bizarre happenings the academics there receive to investigate.

    Obviously this has strong overtones of X Files but the show is a touch more believable, frankly.

    The main 3 characters are Douglas (Paterson), the head of the department, Justine, the relatively new recruit and slightly Mulder-esque in her approach, and Craig, the Scully, hard grounded in science.

    The stories are always rich and varied, and the acting is surprisingly decent for a Scottish-made show. The characters are pretty stereotypical though, but their originality isn't really needed for this, because it's the plots which hold the show up.

    With interesting direction, fascinating narrative and a surprising amount of believability, Sea of Souls is a very well conceived show which never fails to engage for the duration.

    Highly recommended.
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    • Danny_G13
    • Feb 17, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2004 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I sinnets våld
    • Filming locations
      • Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Sony Pictures Television International
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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