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- Peacock
- Jan 14, 2021
- Peacock
- Jan 14, 2021
Summary Scottish DCI Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) investigates a death onboard the top-secret British Royal Navy submarine HMS Vigil in this thriller created by Tom Edge. [Premiered originally on BBC One on 29 Aug 2021 and in the US on Peacock on 23 Dec 2021]
Created By: Tom Edge
- Peacock
- Jan 14, 2021
- Peacock
- Jan 14, 2021
Summary Scottish DCI Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) investigates a death onboard the top-secret British Royal Navy submarine HMS Vigil in this thriller created by Tom Edge. [Premiered originally on BBC One on 29 Aug 2021 and in the US on Peacock on 23 Dec 2021]
Created By: Tom Edge
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
83
80% Positive
4 Reviews
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20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
83
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It’s a dense, sharply written (by Tom Edge), absolute treat of a show about a murky, unseen world that doesn’t want to break the surface and show itself, and one that viewers will surely want to dive into.
A relentless conspiracy drama bursting with performers who know how to keep their cards close to their chests. British TV doesn’t get more thrilling than this.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.3
60% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
27% Mixed
4 Ratings
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13% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.3
60% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
27% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
There’s a boatload of plotlines in “Vigil,” one of the better thriller series of the year and one in which a tangled web of intrigues is made as believable as the fathomless ability of humans to complicate a situation—at least long enough to last a satisfying six episodes.
The script, by Tom Edge, who wrote the Oscar-winning Judy Garland film Judy, gets everything going at a brisk clip. The boat looks fantastic, more like a spaceship than the usual cramped tin can. The cast are solid throughout.
I was bored. I know it was a deliberate ploy to create a suffocating, airless atmosphere in which the walls are closing in and you fear for the ambience of the submarine lavatories, but the stultifying effect was almost too successful. During episode two my family yawned and abandoned ship.
If you've got nothing better to watch Vigil was alright, the sub/navy stuff is interesting in a "hunt for red october"/"crimson tide" kinda way, but the story does get a bit ploding
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SEASON 1
A reasonably good idea riddled with WOKE themes and ideas and a very plodding narrative. It should be titled "How to Ruin a Mystery". I actually stopped watching the show halfway through the fifth episode. Not worth it at all.
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SEASON 1