Granite Harbour is a British police procedural television drama series set in Aberdeen, Scotland.[1][2] It is based on an idea by Adriel Luff & Kul Muhay. The series was first broadcast on BBC Scotland on 1 December 2022, followed by BBC One.[3]
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| Genre | |
| Based on | an idea by Adriel Leff & Kul Muhay |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Colin McKeown |
| Producer | Donna Molloy |
| Production locations | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Cinematography | Caroline Bridges |
| Editor | Alex Beards |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | LA Productions |
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| Release | 1 December 2022 – present |
A second series was broadcast in May 2024.[4]
Plot edit
Former sergeant in the Royal Military Police, now detective Davis Lindo, and his partner DS Lara Bartlett must solve the murder of an oil tycoon in Aberdeen.[5]
Cast edit
- Romario Simpson as DC Davis Lindo
- Hannah Donaldson as DS Lara "Bart" Bartlett
- Dawn Steele as DCI Cora MacMillan
- Bhav Joshi as DI Jaiyush Mallick
- Michelle Jeram as DS Simone "Monty" Montrose
- Katia Winter as Karolina Andersson (Series 1)
- Gary Lewis as Shay Coburn (Series 1)
- Hiftu Quasem as Sandy Hepburn (Series 1)
- Caroline Deyga as Hannah Coutts (Series 1)
- Andrew Still as Rory Dashford (Series 1)
- Patrick Robinson as Grantly Lindo (Series 2)
- Lesley Hart as Grace McFadden (Series 2)
- Soren Malling as Captain Nielsen (Series 2)
- Kate Bracken as Katie Forsyth (Series 2)
- Sani Mamood as Nazir Mallick (Series 2)
- Alex Høgh Andersen as Emil Veggem (Series 2)
- Christopher Rygh as Axel Berg (Series 2)
- Afsaneh Dehrouyeh as Mariam Faraki (Series 2)
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "1.1" | Gary Williams | Sarah Deane & Adriel Leff Story by: Sarah Deane | 1 December 2022 (BBC Scotland) 2 December 2022 (BBC One) | 3.67 |
| 2 | "1.2" | Gary Williams | Sarah Deane & Tara Hepburn Story by: Sarah Deane | 7 December 2022 (BBC One) 8 December 2022 (BBC Scotland) | N/A |
| 3 | "1.3" | Gary Williams | Sarah Deane Story by: Sarah Deane | 15 December 2022 (BBC Scotland) 16 December 2022 (BBC One) | N/A |
Reception edit
Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian gave it three out of five stars.[6]
There is criticism of the distinct lack of Aberdonian accents in the series, instead being overwhelmingly Glasgow accents.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Cullen, Jessica (15 November 2022). "BBC's Granite Harbour: Cast, plot, trailer, release". Stylist.
- ^ "Granite Harbour star says drama is "quite different" to Shetland". Radio Times.
- ^ "BBC One - Granite Harbour". BBC.
- ^ Cook, Sam (3 May 2024). "Everything you need to know about Granite Harbour series two". Wales Online. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Granite Harbour, BBC One's Scottish drama". Radio Times.
- ^ "Granite Harbour review – the best dressed cop double-act in TV history". the Guardian. 2 December 2022.
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