"Sea of Souls" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Creator:

David Kane

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

2 February 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A group of faculty and staff at a Glasgow university studies the paranormal.

Plot Keywords:

Supernatural

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Bill Paterson	...	Dr. Douglas Monaghan (20 episodes, 2004-2007)
Dawn Steele	...	Justine McManus (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Iain Robertson	...	Craig Stevenson (12 episodes, 2005-2006)

Runtime:

120 min (7 episodes) (Series 1-2 and 4) | 59 min (6 episodes) (Series 3)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

All the stories in Seasons 1, 2 and 4 were two hours long, shown as two one-hour episodes on consecutive days of successive weeks. Those in Season 3 were one hour long, one episode per story.

Quotes:

Andrew Gemmill: Guns don't make me nervous - it's the bullets I don't like.

About as good as TV drama gets

This was a short series recently aired on UK BBC1. Three separate stories, each consisting of two , 1 hour episodes. Excellent casting and top flight acting from all concerned, particularly the ever-reliable Bill Paterson.

I won't spoil anything by giving any plot details, but suffice to say, each of the three tales are engrossing and thought-provoking, with an underlying theme of possible paranormal events. Don't be put off by that though, because the intelligent scripts leave many ideas open, and lots of questions unanswered.

Well, I seem to have used up all my cliches ! All I can say is, if you get a chance to see these episodes, don't miss it. Short, yes, but as sweet as they come.