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17-12-2009, 16:28
James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver and Goran Visnjic have started filming on The Deep, a five-part thriller set thousands of feet below the Arctic ice for BBC One, shot in Scotland.
Simon Donald's scripted serial follows the crew of an oceanographic submarine as they search the final frontiers of Earth for unknown and remarkable life forms.
The thriller'saction follows the submarine's crew to the final frontiers of earth in their quest for unknown and remarkable life forms. Inexplicable circumstances then cause catastrophe to strike.
Stranded with no power, limited oxygen and no communication with the surface our crew reach crisis point. Can they stay alive long enough to uncover the mystery of something they have found themselves at the centre of?
Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning, said: "Simon Donald's brilliantly imagined serial The Deep demonstrates my commitment to bringing the best work by the best writers to BBC One and the international talent signed up are further testament to the quality of the scripts."
The series is currently filming at BBC Scotland's Dumbarton Studios in Glasgow for transmission next year.
Simon Donald's scripted serial follows the crew of an oceanographic submarine as they search the final frontiers of Earth for unknown and remarkable life forms.
The thriller'saction follows the submarine's crew to the final frontiers of earth in their quest for unknown and remarkable life forms. Inexplicable circumstances then cause catastrophe to strike.
Stranded with no power, limited oxygen and no communication with the surface our crew reach crisis point. Can they stay alive long enough to uncover the mystery of something they have found themselves at the centre of?
Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning, said: "Simon Donald's brilliantly imagined serial The Deep demonstrates my commitment to bringing the best work by the best writers to BBC One and the international talent signed up are further testament to the quality of the scripts."
The series is currently filming at BBC Scotland's Dumbarton Studios in Glasgow for transmission next year.