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'{{Short description|British 2021 television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use British English|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox television | name = Vigil | image = Vigil (TV Series) Season 1 Logo.jpg | country = [[United Kingdom]] | language = [[English language|English]] | genre = [[Police Procedural]] | writer = Tom Edge | starring = {{plainlist| *[[Suranne Jones]] *[[Martin Compston]] *[[Rose Leslie]] }} | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 6 | released = | first_aired = {{start date|2021|8|29|df=yes}} | last_aired = present | website = https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09pm77q | website_title = BBC website | production_website = https://www.world-productions.com/productions/vigil | company = [[World Productions]] | network = [[BBC One]] | distributor = [[ITV Studios]] | picture_format = [[Univisium|2:1]] [[1080p]] | audio_format = [[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]] }} '''''Vigil''''' is a British [[Police procedural]] [[Television show|television series]] created by Tom Edge and produced by [[World Productions]]. The show commenced on [[BBC One]] in August 2021 and will be a series, in six parts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=BBC One releases first trailer and new pictures for Vigil|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/vigil-trailer/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-03|website=www.bbc.com|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502141133/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/vigil-trailer}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=What is Vigil on BBC One about? Who stars and when does thriller start?|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/what-is-vigil-on-bbc-one-about-who-stars-and-when-does-the-thriller-start/|access-date=3 May 2021|website=Entertainment Daily|language=en-GB|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607193626/https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/what-is-vigil-on-bbc-one-about-who-stars-and-when-does-the-thriller-start/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show stars [[Martin Compston]], [[Suranne Jones]] and [[Rose Leslie]].<ref name=":1" /> The show is based on the success of recent programmes of the same style, including ''[[Line of Duty]]'' and also ''[[Bodyguard (British TV series)|Bodyguard]]'', which were released by the same production company, World Productions. The show was filmed and is set in [[Scotland]], with the events of the show taking place on HMS ''Vigil'', a [[Fiction|fictional]] [[Vanguard-class submarine|''Vanguard''-class submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The plot is in part inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the [[FV Gaul]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=New trailer released for BBC One thriller Vigil starring Martin Compston|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19274114.new-trailer-released-bbc-one-thriller-vigil-starring-martin-compston/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Glasgow Times|language=en|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509062009/https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19274114.new-trailer-released-bbc-one-thriller-vigil-starring-martin-compston/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> ==Plot== The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the [[Trident (UK nuclear programme)|Trident]] nuclear submarine HMS ''Vigil'' brings the police into conflict with the [[Royal Navy]] and British security services. ==Cast== * [[Suranne Jones]] as [[Chief Inspector|Detective Chief Inspector]] Amy Silva, Police Scotland * [[Rose Leslie]] as [[Constable|Detective Constable]] Kirsten Longacre, Police Scotland * [[Gary Lewis (actor)|Gary Lewis]] as [[Superintendent (police)|Detective Superintendent]] Colin Robertson, Police Scotland * [[Lolita Chakrabarti]] as [[Lieutenant|Lieutenant Commander]] Erin Branning * [[Adam James (actor)|Adam James]] as [[Commander]] Mark Prentice, the Executive Officer and second in command of HMS ''Vigil'' * [[Dan Li (actor)|Dan Li]] as Lieutenant Commander Hennessy * [[Lorne MacFadyen]] as [[Lieutenant]] Matthew Doward, a sonar mapping expert transferred from HMS ''Virtue'' * [[Connor Swindells]] as Lieutenant Simon Hadlow, an engineering officer on HMS ''Vigil'' * [[Shaun Evans]] as Chief Petty Officer Elliot Grover, the [[coxswain]] of HMS ''Vigil'' * [[Martin Compston]] as [[Chief Petty Officer]] Craig Burke, a sonar mapping expert on HMS ''Vigil'' * [[Lois Chimimba]] as Chief Petty Officer Tara Kierly, a sonar mapping expert of HMS ''Vigil'' * [[Daniel Portman]] as Chief Petty Officer Gary Walsh, an engineer on HMS ''Vigil'' * [[Paterson Joseph]] as [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] Neil Newsome, the commanding officer of HMS ''Vigil'' * [[Anjli Mohindra]] as [[Lieutenant|Surgeon Lieutenant]] Tiffany Docherty, the medical officer on HMS ''Vigil'' * [[Anita Vettesse]] as [[Petty Officer]] Jackie Hamilton * [[Stephen Dillane]] as [[Rear Admiral]] Shaw ==Episodes== {{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="TFC">{{cite web |title=Vigil – Listings |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09pm77q/episodes/guide |website=[[BBC One]] |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> |country=U.K. |viewers= |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Episode 1 |DirectedBy = James Strong |WrittenBy = Tom Edge |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|29|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = A member of the crew of a nuclear submarine dies in an apparent suicide. The police are asked investigate and DCI Amy Silva is sent to the boat. She begins to think the crewman was murdered, but the captain and other officers disagree. |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = Episode 2 |RTitle = <ref>{{cite web |title=Vigil Episode 2 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000z99k |website=[[BBC One]] |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> |DirectedBy = James Strong |WrittenBy = Tom Edge |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|30|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = Episode 3 |RTitle = <ref>{{cite web |title=Vigil Episode 3 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000zgnk |website=[[BBC One]] |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> |DirectedBy = James Strong |WrittenBy = Ed Macdonald |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|5|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} <!--{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Episode 4 |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|12|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = Episode 5 |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|19|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title = Episode 6 |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|26|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }}--> }} == See also == * ''[[Line of Duty]]'' * [[Vanguard-class submarine]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb title|id=11846996|title=Vigil}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vigil (Tv Series)}} [[Category:2021 British television series debuts]] [[Category:2020s British crime television series]] [[Category:2020s British drama television series]] [[Category:BBC television dramas]] [[Category:British crime drama television series]] [[Category:British thriller television series]] [[Category:English-language television shows]] [[Category:Television shows filmed in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Television shows set in Scotland]]'