The Deep 

A research submarine beneath the Arctic stumbles upon a terrifying secret with Earth-shattering consequences.

Creator:

Simon Donald

Stars:

James Nesbitt, Orla Brady, Goran Visnjic

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
James Nesbitt	...	Clem Donnelly 5 episodes, 2010
Orla Brady	...	Catherine Donnelly 5 episodes, 2010
Goran Visnjic	...	Samson 5 episodes, 2010
Minnie Driver	...	Frances Kelly 5 episodes, 2010
Dan Li	...	Hatsuto 5 episodes, 2010
Nigel Whitmey	...	Lowe 5 episodes, 2010
Sacha Dhawan	...	Vincent 5 episodes, 2010
Molly Jones	...	Scarlet 5 episodes, 2010
Tobias Menzies	...	Raymond 5 episodes, 2010
Vera Graziadei	...	Svetlana 5 episodes, 2010
Sinéad Cusack	...	Meg Sinclair 5 episodes, 2010
Amit Patil	...	Cg generalist 5 episodes, 2010
Tom Wlaschiha	...	Arkady 4 episodes, 2010
Nick Nevern	...	Stas 4 episodes, 2010
Richard Brake	...	McIndoe 3 episodes, 2010
Goran Kostic	...	Zubov 3 episodes, 2010
Ron Donachie	...	Sturridge 3 episodes, 2010
Antonia Thomas	...	Maddy 3 episodes, 2010

Storyline

When the world's diminishing sources of energy, vast untapped oil and gas below the seabed of the Arctic, become a source of international conflict and the Cold War. Research submarine with the elite of scientists and experts from Britain, Russia and the U.S. goes into the ocean to find a solution to the global energy crisis. In addition to deposits of precious abyss also hides a dark secret.

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Plot Keywords:

submarine | engineer | deep submergence vehicle | two word series title | mini submarine | 

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Taglines:

This would be the loneliest place on Earth. If they were alone...

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

3 August 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

A mélység

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tiger Aspect Productions,British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),BBC Cymru Wales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 289 min (5 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In real life, Ron Donachie, who plays Sturridge, is the brother-in-law of series costume designer, 'Trish Biggar'.

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Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #14.5 (2010)

User Reviews

Thank god it's over!

This mini series was to my mind a complete waste of time and money.

The series started off reasonably well, a decent amount of mystery, a few likable characters and a group of actors whose previous work I have loved. It all went down hill pretty soon, I had no respect for the characters who were more concerned with their own personal agenda's and social problems than with the mission in hand. The script had a couple of amusing moments but for the most part dropped and I was able to predict with absolute accuracy which characters would and wouldn't survive the series. The 'frantic' efforts to get the sub going was pretty hilarious and had me yelling at the screen "Stop wasting time!" a sure sign that I was wasting mine.

Surprisingly it was the unknowns (pretty much unknown to me) in the group that kept me interested in this, I found myself fast forwarding through the Minnie, Goran, Orla and James moments to get to the people that interested me.

Finally the ending was predictable and had me relieved that the series wouldn't ever continue, I am incredibly surprised that the BBC churned out this rubbish but then again they are responsible for the recent travesty known as 'Alice and her six dads' a reality show that was really just a showcase for a self obsessed bride.