I was looking forward to an intriguing science fiction story about some of the most unexplored parts of our planet. The potentially exciting SciFi icons: sentient ocean lifeforms, aliens, ancient civilizations, etc., etc., could have been used to great effect.
Unfortunately, whoever wrote this had no imagination whatsoever. We get scientists investigating a mysterious sub disappearance in a volcanic field under the polar ice. They discover a giant ghost sub and from there it devolves into a confusing series of disasters and stupid decisions that threaten everyone's lives over and over.
Unfortunately, in the end the bad guys cover everything up and 75% of the cast are killed (including a sad and disheartening afterthought shot of a dying woman drifting away in a powerless submersible).
Most annoying of all is the fate of Nesbitt's character, the hero trying to find his wife to bring her home for their young daughter. He is simply shot after accomplishing nothing and is blown up with the giant Russian sub. The last scene is of his wife bawling in front of their young daughter after getting home.
The next time the BBC wants to do Science Fiction, they need to find someone who actually knows something about it. The audience doesn't want an insipid and disheartening soap opera set on a couple of submarines.
Unfortunately, whoever wrote this had no imagination whatsoever. We get scientists investigating a mysterious sub disappearance in a volcanic field under the polar ice. They discover a giant ghost sub and from there it devolves into a confusing series of disasters and stupid decisions that threaten everyone's lives over and over.
Unfortunately, in the end the bad guys cover everything up and 75% of the cast are killed (including a sad and disheartening afterthought shot of a dying woman drifting away in a powerless submersible).
Most annoying of all is the fate of Nesbitt's character, the hero trying to find his wife to bring her home for their young daughter. He is simply shot after accomplishing nothing and is blown up with the giant Russian sub. The last scene is of his wife bawling in front of their young daughter after getting home.
The next time the BBC wants to do Science Fiction, they need to find someone who actually knows something about it. The audience doesn't want an insipid and disheartening soap opera set on a couple of submarines.