The Deep (TV serial)

The Deep
GenreDrama
Written bySimon Donald
Directed byJim O'Hanlon
Colm McCarthy
StarringMinnie Driver
James Nesbitt
Goran Visnjic
ComposerSamuel Sim
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerGreg Brenman
ProducerWill Gould
Running time57 minutes
Production companyTiger Aspect Productions for BBC Wales
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release3 August (2010-08-03) –
31 August 2010 (2010-08-31)
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The Deep is a British television drama serial produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Wales. Written by Simon Donald, The Deep stars Minnie Driver, James Nesbitt, and Goran Visnjic as members of the crew of a research submarine, who encounter disaster thousands of feet underwater in the Arctic Circle.

The drama was filmed over 12 weeks in and around coastal communities near Glasgow, Scotland, including Dumbarton, Ardrossan and Irvine. The five episode miniseries was broadcast in August 2010.