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Genre | Police procedural |
Created by | Tom Edge |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Producer | Angie Daniell |
Production company | World Productions |
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Network | BBC One |
Release | 29 August 2021 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.