Vigil (TV series)

Vigil
GenrePolice procedural
Created byTom Edge
Starring
Music by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Gaynor Holmes
  • Tom Edge
  • Jake Lushington
  • James Strong
  • Simon Heath
ProducerAngie Daniell
Production companyWorld Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release29 August 2021 (2021-08-29) –
present (present)
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Vigil is a British police procedural drama television series created by Tom Edge and produced by World Productions. The series premiered on BBC One on 29 August 2021.[1][2] The first series stars Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Paterson Joseph, Gary Lewis and Martin Compston, and is set in Scotland, primarily onboard HMS Vigil, a ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy.

The second series premiered on 10 December 2023. It replaces the nautical setting of the first series with a land-based drama that focuses on prototype drone technology. Jones, Leslie and Lewis reprise their roles with Dougray Scott and Romola Garai joining the main cast.

  1. ^ "BBC One releases first trailer and new pictures for Vigil". BBC Media Centre (Press release). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ Hyland, Karen (2 May 2021). "What is Vigil on BBC One about? Who stars and when does thriller start?". Entertainment Daily. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.